𑀔𑀸𑀭

Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit क्षार (kṣāra).

Noun

𑀔𑀸𑀭 (khāra) m (Devanagari खार) (Sauraseni)

1. saltiness, alkali

Descendants

• Hindustani:

  Hindi: खार (khār)

  Urdu: کھار (khār)

References

• Misra, Bal Govind (1967) Historical Phonology of Modern Standard Hindi: Proto-Indo-European to the Present, Cornell University, page 119