खदिरक

Sanskrit

Etymology

खदिर (khadira) + क (ka)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʰɐ.di.ɾɐ́.kɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɐ.d̪i.ɾɐ.kɐ/
• Hyphenation: ख‧दि‧र‧क

Noun

खदिरक • (khadiraká) stem, ?

1. catechu

Descendants

• Central:
  • Hindustani: khairā
    • Hindi: खैरा
    • Urdu: کھَیرَا (khairā)
• Eastern:
  • Bengali: খৈরা (khōira)
  • Odia: ଖଇରା (khôira)
• Northwestern:
  • Punjabi: khairā

    Gurmukhi script: ਖੈਰਾ

    Shahmukhi script: کھَیرَا

• Southern:
  • Dhivehi: ކައިރު (kairu), ކައިރި (kairi)
  • Marathi: खैरा (khairā)
• Western:
  • Gujarati: ખેરો (khero)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khadiraka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 200