खरा

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), Odia ଖରା (kharā), Assamese খৰ (khor).

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

खरा • (kharā) (Urdu spelling کَھرَا)

1. (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।

   ma͠ine 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.

• असली (aslī)
• सच्चा (saccā)
• शुद्ध (śuddh)

• खोटा (khoṭā)

• 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

खरा

1. Devanagari script form of kharā, ablative singular & nominative/vocative plural of खर (khara, “donkey”)
2. Devanagari script form of kharā, ablative singular of खर (khara, “water”)

खरा • (kharā)

1. inflection of खर (khara, “hard”):
   1. nominative singular feminine
   2. sandhi form of nominative/vocative plural masculine/feminine
   3. sandhi form of accusative plural feminine

खरा • (kharā)

1. sandhi form of nominative/vocative plural of खर (khara, “donkey”)