ख़ास

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَاصّ (ḵāṣṣ). Cognate with Bengali খাস (khaś), Gujarati ખાસ (khās), Marathi खास (khās), Punjabi ਖ਼ਾਸ (xās).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /xɑːs/, [xäːs], /kʰɑːs/, [kʰäːs]

Adjective

ख़ास • (xās) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling خاص)

  1. distinguished (from others)
  2. special
  3. distinct
  4. peculiar
    कोई ख़ास काम नहीं है।koī xās kām nahī̃ hai.There is nothing special to do.

Synonyms

References

  • Platts, John T. (1884) “خاص”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “ख़ास”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 131.
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