ख़ाला

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian خاله (xâle), from Arabic خالة (ḵāla).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰɑː.lɑː/, /xɑː.lɑː/

Noun

ख़ाला (xālā) f (Urdu spelling خالہ)

  1. maternal aunt
    Synonym: मौसी (mausī)

Declension

Declension of ख़ाला
Singular Plural
Direct ख़ाला (xālā) ख़ालाएँ (xālāẽ)
Oblique ख़ाला (xālā) ख़ालाओं (xālāon)
Vocative ख़ाला (xālā) ख़ालाओ (xālāo)

Derived terms

  • ख़ालाज़ाद (xālāzād)

References

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