खाद्य

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit खाद्य (khādya).

Adjective

खाद्य • (khādya) (Urdu spelling کھادیہ‎)

  1. edible, eatable

Noun

खाद्य • (khādya) m (Urdu spelling کھادیہ‎)

  1. food
  2. victuals, fare
  3. meal, nutrition

Synonyms

Sanskrit

Etymology

From root खाद् (khād, “to chew, eat”).

Noun

खाद्य • (khādya) n

  1. food, victuals (MBh. ii., 98 Pañcat., Bhartṛ.)

Descendants

Noun

खाद्य • (khādya) m

  1. = खदिर (khadira), Acacia catechu (Gal.)

Adjective

खाद्य • (khādya)

  1. eatable, edible

Descendants

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 339
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