Khai, Khaī: 9 definitions
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Marathi-English dictionary
khaī (खई).—See under khai.
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khāī (खाई).—f ( H) The pit prepared with fire-logs for a widow intending to immolate herself. 2 A ditch, trench, moat. 3 (khāṇēṃ To eat.) Sweetmeat. A term amongst children.
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khai (खै).—f Conceit, high notion of self, self-importance. v mōḍa, jirava. 2 Restiveness or stubbornness (as of a pampered bullock). v mōḍa, jirava.
khāī (खाई).—f A ditch; a deep pit.
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khai (खै).—f Conceit, self-importance. Restive- ness.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Khai (खै).—r. 1st cl. (khāyati) 1. To be firm or steady. 2. To kill, to injure or hurt. 3. To dig. 4. To mourn, to sorrow for.
Khai (खै).—i. 1, khaya, [Parasmaipada.] † 1. To be firm. † 2. To hurt. 3. To dig.
— Cf. khan.
Khai (खै):—[class] 1. [Parasmaipada] khāyati, to make firm, [Dhātupāṭha xxii, 15];
—to be firm or steady, [ib.];
—to strike, injure, kill, [ib.];
— (derived [from] khāyate [Passive voice] of √khan) to dig, [ib.];
—to mourn, sorrow, [ib.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Khāī (खाई):—(nf) ditch, trench, moat; entrenchment; —[pāṭanā] to bridge a gulf (between two or more parties); —[honā] to have a gulf/distance between.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
1) Khai (खै) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kṣayin.
2) Khāi (खाइ) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Khāti.
3) Khāi (खाइ) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Khyāti.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Nepali dictionary
1) Khaī (खई):—n. rust;
2) Khāi (खाइ):—n. the act/manner of eating;
3) Khāī (खाई):—n. 1. ditch; 2. moat;
4) Khai (खै):—n. 1. questioning; inquiry; 2. rust; 3. denoting surprise; bother; negligence; mild abuse; particle. expresses ignorance;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
Vietnamese-English dictionary
Khai (in Vietnamese) can be associated with the following Chinese and English terms:
1) Khải with 啓 [qǐ]: “teach”.
2) Khải with 鎧 [kǎi]: “armor”.
3) Khái with 概 [gài]: “strickle”.
4) Khai with 開 [kāi]: “disclose”.
Vietnamese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+26): Khai muk, Khai roptang shing, Khai sunde, Khai-na-pai, Khaia, Khaibisancho, Khaibisanco, Khaidi, Khaidu, Khaiduvaru, Khaiga, Khaiger, Khaihaldo, Khaijado, Khaijal, Khaik, Khaikacchu, Khaikharca, Khaikhayati, Khaikheli.
Full-text (+415): Chung khai, Khai nhien, Khai khai, Khai niem, Khai han, Khai quan, Quan khai, Khai-na-pai, Khai bach, Khai phat, Giao khai, Khai gian, Khai khuyen, Khai thu, Khai van, Nguong khai, Thien khai, Nhan khai, Giac khai, Hue khai.
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