खरा

See also: खर, खरी, खरे, खार, खारा, खीर, खीरा, खैर, ख़ैर, and खैरो

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit खर (khára, “rough, hard, solid, sharp”). Cognate with Punjabi ਖਰਾ (kharā) / کَھرا‎ (kharā), Sindhi کرو‎ / खरो, Gujarati ખરું (kharũ), Marathi खरे (khare), Bengali খরা (khora), Oriya ଖରା (khôra), Assamese খৰ (khor).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʰə.ɾɑː/, [kʰə.ɾäː]

Adjective

खरा • (kharā) (Urdu spelling کَھرَا‎)

(depending on context) pure, genuine, straightforward, plain, upright, frank
आजकल खरा सोना बहुत महंगा है।
ājkal kharā sonā bahut mahaṅgā hai.
Pure gold is very expensive these days.

मैंने दुश्मन के साथ खरा सौदा पटाया।
mainne duśman ke sāth kharā saudā paṭāyā.
I struck a fair deal with my opponent.

मेरा दोस्त बहुत खरा आदमी है।
merā dost bahut kharā ādmī hai.
My friend is a very straightforward person.

Declension

Declension of खरा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	खरा kharā	खरे khare	खरी kharī	खरी kharī
oblique	खरे khare	खरे khare	खरी kharī	खरी kharī
vocative	खरे khare	खरे khare	खरी kharī	खरी kharī

Synonyms

असली (aslī)
सच्चा (saccā)

Antonyms

खोटा (khoṭā)

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989), “खरा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “खरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “khára²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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