ਖੱਚਰ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

ਖ਼ੱਚਰ (xaccar)

Etymology

From Early Prakrit *khaccara-, borrowed from Proto-Iranian *xara-tara- (“mule”), from *xárah (“horse”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kʰáras (“donkey”). Compare Sanskrit खर (khára, “donkey”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /kʰət.t͡ʃəɾᵊ/

Noun

ਖੱਚਰ • (khaccar) f (masculine ਖਚਰਾ, Shahmukhi spelling خَچَّر)

mule

Declension

Declension of **ਖੱਚਰ**
	singular	plural
direct	ਖੱਚਰ (khaccar)	ਖੱਚਰਾਂ (khaccarā̃)
oblique	ਖੱਚਰ (khaccar)	ਖੱਚਰਾਂ (khaccarā̃)
vocative	ਖੱਚਰੇ (khaccare)	ਖੱਚਰੋ (khaccaro)
ablative	ਖੱਚਰੋਂ (khaccarõ)	ਖੱਚਰਿਆੰ (khaccariā̃)
locative	ਖੱਚਰੇ (khaccare)	ਖੱਚਰੀਂ (khaccarī̃)
instrumental	ਖੱਚਰੇ (khaccare)	ਖੱਚਰੀਂ (khaccarī̃)

Derived terms

ਖੱਚਰਪੁਣਾ m (khaccarpuṇā, “cleverness”)

References

“ਖੱਚਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਖੱਚਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.