खाई

Hindi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʰɑːiː/

Etymology 1

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀸𑀇 (khāi), from Sanskrit खातिका (khātikā).

Noun

खाई • (khāī) f

ditch, moat
(warfare) trench

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “खाई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “khātá (3862)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Etymology 2

Verb

खाई • (khāī)

inflection of खाना (khānā):
1. feminine singular perfective adjectival
2. feminine singular oblique and vocative perfective adjectival

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