ਖੁਸਰਾ
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- ਖ਼ੁਸਰਾ (xusrā)
Etymology
Possibly derived from a contraction of a Punjabi form of the Hindustani term خواجہ سرا (xvāja sirā). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kʰʊsᵊɾaː]
Noun
ਖੁਸਰਾ • (khusrā) m (offensive)
- eunuch
- hermaphrodite
- hijra
- (informal) coward
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਖੁਸਰਾ (khusrā) | ਖੁਸਰੇ (khusre) |
| oblique | ਖੁਸਰੇ (khusre) | ਖੁਸਰਿਆਂ (khusriā̃) |
| vocative | ਖੁਸਰਿਆ (khusriā) | ਖੁਸਰਿਓ (khusrio) |
| ablative | ਖੁਸਰਿਓਂ (khusriõ) | — |
| locative | ਖੁਸਰੇ (khusre) | — |
| instrumental | ਖੁਸਰੇ (khusre) | — |
Synonyms
- (hijra): ਹੀਜੜਾ (hījṛā)
Further reading
- “ਖੁਸਰਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025