As a deity name
Name 348 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
As a Hindi name
खेचर · adj
पुं॰ [सं॰] [वि॰ स्त्री॰ खेचरी] आकाशचारी — Śabdasāgara
खेचर · noun · masculine
वह जो आसमान मे चले । आकाशचारी · सुर्य चंद्रादि ग्रह · तारागण — Śabdasāgara
खेचर · khe-ćar · s.m.
(f.-ī), A bird; a planet; a vidyādhar, or kind of demi-god; genii — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 885
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
any aerial being (as a messenger of the gods)
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "khecara" is the vocative of "khecarā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "khecara" is derived from "khe" with the caraṭ suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
khe loc. of 3. kha, in comp.
khe—cara mf(ī)n. moving in the air, flying, MBh.; R. &c.
khe—cara m. a bird, MBh.; Nal.
Related forms
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
khe—cara mf(ī)n. moving in the air, flying, MBh.; R. &c.
khe—cara m. a bird, MBh.; Nal.
any aerial being (as a messenger of the gods), MBh. i
a Gandharva, iii
a Vidyā-dhara, BhP. x, 82, 8; Kathās. lii, lxv
khe—carā f. (in music) a particular Mūrchanā
khe loc. of 3. kha, in comp.
Alternative readings
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