खरे

Hindi

Adjective

खरे • (khare)

  1. inflection of खरा (kharā, straightforward):
    1. nominative plural masculine
    2. oblique/vocative singular/plural masculine

Marathi

Alternative forms

  • खरं (khara)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘏𑘨 (khara), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀔𑀭 (khara), from Sanskrit खर (khára, rough, hard, solid, sharp). Cognate with Gujarati ખરું (kharũ), Hindustani کَھرَا (kharā) / खरा (kharā), Sindhi کرو / खरो, Punjabi ਖਰਾ (kharā) / کَھرا (kharā), Odia ଖରା (khôra), Bengali খরা (khora), Assamese খৰ (khor).

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • (formal) IPA(key): /kʰə.ɾe/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /kʰə.ɾə/

Adjective

खरे • (khare)

  1. true
    Antonym: खोटे (khoṭe)

Adverb

खरे • (khare)

  1. really, truly

Derived terms

  • खरेखुरे (kharekhure)
  • खरे तर (khare tar, truth be told)
  • खरे बोलणे (khare bolṇe, to tell the truth)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “खरे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “खरा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “खरा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Raeside, Ian Matthew Paton, Nemade, Bhalchandra Vanaji (1991) Marathi Reading Course, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, page 185
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khára2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

खरे

  1. Devanagari script form of khare, locative singular & accusative plural of खर (khara, donkey)
  2. Devanagari script form of khare, locative singular of खर (khara, water)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Adjective

खरे • (khare)

  1. inflection of खर (khara, hard):
    1. locative singular masculine/neuter
    2. vocative singular feminine
    3. nominative/vocative/accusative dual feminine/neuter

Noun

खरे • (khare)

  1. locative singular of खर (khara, donkey)
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