کھرچ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian خرچ (xarč), from Arabic خَرْج (ḵarj). Compare Old Marathi 𑘏𑘨𑘓 (kharaca).

Noun

کَھرَچُ (kharacu) m (Gurmukhi ਖਰਚੁ)

  1. cost, travelling expenses, sustenance, provision (for life)

Descendants
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਖ਼ਰਚ (xarac)
    Shahmukhi script: خَرچ (xarc)

Further reading
  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਖਰਚੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 90.
  • “ਖਰਚੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
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