खरा

See also: खर, खरी, खरे, खार, खारा, खीर, खीरा, खैर, ख़ैर, and खैरो

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit खर (khára, “rough, hard, solid, sharp”). Cognate with Punjabi ਖਰਾ (kharā) / کَھرا (kharā), Sindhi کرو / खरो, Gujarati ખરું (kharũ), Marathi खरे (khare), Bengali খরা (khora), Odia ଖରା (kharā), Assamese খৰ (khor).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʰə.ɾɑː/, [kʰɐ.ɾäː]

Adjective

खरा • (kharā) (Urdu spelling کَھرَا)

1. (depending on context) pure, genuine, straightforward, plain, upright, frank

   आजकल खरा सोना बहुत महंगा है।

   ājkal kharā sonā bahut mahaṅgā hai.

   Pure gold is very expensive these days.

   मैंने दुश्मन के साथ खरा सौदा पटाया।

   ma͠ine duśman ke sāth kharā saudā paṭāyā.

   I struck a fair deal with my opponent.

   मेरा दोस्त बहुत खरा आदमी है।

   merā dost bahut kharā ādmī hai.

   My friend is a very straightforward person.

Declension

Declension of खरा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	खरा kharā	खरे khare	खरी kharī	खरी kharī
oblique	खरे khare	खरे khare	खरी kharī	खरी kharī
vocative	खरे khare	खरे khare	खरी kharī	खरी kharī

Synonyms

• असली (aslī)
• सच्चा (saccā)
• शुद्ध (śuddh)

Antonyms

• खोटा (khoṭā)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “खरा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khára²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• kharā (Latin script)
• 𑀔𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• খরা (Bengali script)
• ඛරා (Sinhalese script)
• ခရာ or ၶရႃ (Burmese script)
• ขรา or ขะรา (Thai script)
• ᨡᩁᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຂຣາ or ຂະຣາ (Lao script)
• ខរា (Khmer script)
• 𑄈𑄢𑄂 (Chakma script)

Nomen

खरा

1. Devanagari script form of kharā, ablative singular & nominative/vocative plural of खर (khara, “donkey”)
2. Devanagari script form of kharā, ablative singular of खर (khara, “water”)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• খৰা (Assamese script)
• ᬔᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
• খরা (Bengali script)
• 𑰏𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀔𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ခရာ (Burmese script)
• ખરા (Gujarati script)
• ਖਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌖𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦑꦫꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂎𑂩𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಖರಾ (Kannada script)
• ខរា (Khmer script)
• ຂຣາ (Lao script)
• ഖരാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡘᠠᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘏𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠻᠠᠷᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦯𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐏𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଖରା (Odia script)
• ꢓꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆒𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖏𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ඛරා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩝𑩼𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚋𑚤𑚭 (Takri script)
• க²ரா (Tamil script)
• ఖరా (Telugu script)
• ขรา (Thai script)
• ཁ་རཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒐𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨌𑨫𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Adjective

खरा • (kharā)

1. inflection of खर (khara, “hard”):
   1. nominative singular feminine
   2. sandhi form of nominative/vocative plural masculine/feminine
   3. sandhi form of accusative plural feminine

Nomen

खरा • (kharā)

1. sandhi form of nominative/vocative plural of खर (khara, “donkey”)