ख़याल

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian خیال (xayâl), from Arabic خَيَال (ḵayāl).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /xə.jɑːl/, [xə.jäːl̪], /kʰə.jɑːl/, [kʰə.jäːl̪]

Noun

ख़याल (xayāl) m (Urdu spelling خیال)

  1. thought, idea
    मेरे ख़याल से वह नौ बजे से पहले पहुँचेंगे।
    mere xayāl se vah nau baje se pahle pahũceṅge.
    I think that they will arrive before nine o'clock.
  2. imagination
    Synonym: कल्पना (kalpanā)

Declension

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