खाई

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʰɑː.iː/, [kʰäː.iː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀸𑀇 (khāi), from Sanskrit खातिका (khātikā).

Noun

खाई • (khāī) f (Urdu spelling کھائی)

1. ditch, moat
2. (warfare) trench

Declension

	singular	plural
direct	खाई khāī	खाइयाँ khāiyā̃
oblique	खाई khāī	खाइयों khāiyõ
vocative	खाई khāī	खाइयो khāiyo

Declension of खाई (fem ind ī-stem)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खाई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khātá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• खायी (khāyī)

Verb

खाई • (khāī) (Urdu spelling کھائی)

1. inflection of खाना (khānā):
   1. feminine singular perfective participle
   2. feminine singular perfect indicative