खर

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खर

  • /kʰəɾ/ Hindi, Standard
  • [kʰɐɾ] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀭 (khara), from Sanskrit खर (khara). Doublet of ख़र (xar).

adjective khar

  1. indeclinable hard, stiff, rough, rigid

    Similar: कड़ा, कठोर

  2. indeclinable sharp, keen, pungent, hot, fierce

    Similar: तीखा, तीक्ष्ण

  3. indeclinable dense, thick

    Similar: घना, मोटा

  4. indeclinable inauspicious, harmful, baneful हिंदू पंचांग के अनुसार खर मास में शुभ और मांगलिक कार्य वर्जित माने जाते हैं।

    Similar: हानिकर, अमांगलिक

  5. indeclinable sharp-edged

    Similar: तीक्ष्णधार

  6. indeclinable crooked, slanting, oblique

    Similar: आड़ा, तिरछा

noun khar · کھر · खर · खरों

  1. masculine, uncommon donkey, ass

    Similar: गधा, गर्दभ

  2. masculine, uncommon mule

    Similar: खच्चर

  3. masculine, uncommon heron

    Similar: बगुला

  4. masculine, uncommon crow

    Similar: कौवा, काक

  5. masculine, uncommon straw, grass, hay

    Similar: तृण, तिनका, घास

  6. masculine, uncommon a square altar on which sacrificial vessels are kept during yajnas
  7. masculine, uncommon osprey, fish eagle

    Similar: कुरर पक्षी

  8. masculine, uncommon dog

    Similar: कुत्ता, श्वान

  9. masculine, uncommon the 25th year of the 60-year Jovian cycle Samvatsara

    Similar: खर संवत्सर

  10. masculine, uncommon a variety of the chhappaya meter

proper noun khar · खर

  1. Hinduism, masculine, uncommon Khara, a rakshasa, brother of Ravana and Dūṣaṇa in the Ramayana who was killed by Rāma in Panchavati
  2. Hinduism, masculine, uncommon epithet of the asura Pralamba

    Similar: प्रलंबासुर

  3. Hinduism, masculine, uncommon an attendant or companion of the god Surya

In English

  • Khara A rakshasa in Ramayana

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {खर},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%B0},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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