खैर

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

Hindi

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /xɛːɾ/, /kʰɛːɾ/

Interjection

खैर • (khair) (Urdu spelling خیر)

nuqtaless form of ख़ैर (xair)

Noun

खैर • (khair) f (Urdu spelling خیر)

nuqtaless form of ख़ैर (xair)

Declension

Declension of *खैर* (fem cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	खैर khair	खैरें khairẽ
oblique	खैर khair	खैरों khairõ
vocative	खैर khair	खैरो khairo

Etymology 2

Sanskrit खदिर (khadira).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʰɛːɾ/

Noun

खैर • (khair) m

Senegalia catechu (species of plant)
catechu (extract of this plant)

Declension

Declension of *खैर* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	खैर khair	खैर khair
oblique	खैर khair	खैरों khairõ
vocative	खैर khair	खैरो khairo

Descendants

→ English: khair

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “खैर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 244