𑀔𑀮𑁆𑀮

Prakrit

Alternative forms

*𑀔𑀸𑀮 (*khāla), *𑀔𑀮 (*khala) — reconstruction based on descendants

Etymology

See Sanskrit 𑀓𑀭𑁆𑀢 (kartá).

Adjective

𑀔𑀮𑁆𑀮 (khalla) (Devanagari खल्ल)

low, depressed (of ground)

Noun

𑀔𑀮𑁆𑀮 (khalla) n (Devanagari खल्ल)

hole in a hedge

Related terms

𑀕𑀟 n (gaḍa, “hole”)
𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟 m (gaḍḍa, “hole”)
*𑀕𑀮𑀻 (*galī, “defile, lane”)
𑀔𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀸 f (khaḍḍā, “hole, cave”)
*𑀔𑀸𑀟 (*khāḍa, “hole, hollow”)

Descendants

Central Indo-Aryan:
- Awadhi: खाले (khāle)
- Hindustani:
  - Hindi: खाल (khāl), खाला (khālā)
  - Urdu: کھال (khāl), کھالا (khālā)
Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Assamese: খাল (khal)
- Bengali: খাল (khal)
- Odia: ଖାଲ (khāla)
Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Nepali: खाल्चि (khālci), खाल्टो (khālṭo), खाल्डो (khālḍo)
Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Marathi: खाल (khāl), खालट (khālaṭ), खाळ (khāḷ), खळी (khaḷī)
Western Indo-Aryan:
- Gujarati: ખાલું (khālũ), ખાળ (khāḷ), ખાળો (khāḷo)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “khalla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 202