As a Hindi name
खोल · masculine
an outer covering; case, sheath, cover, shell; a cavity, hollow
खोलना
to open; to untie, unfasten, let loose; to reveal, expose; to turn on (a device)
Śabdasāgara also records: लँगड़ा । विकलांग
Platts (p. 884) also records: of kholnā), s.f. The act of opening, &c
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit खोलि — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Sanskrit खोलि (kholi, “quiver”).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
kholi f. a quiver, L.
kholi f. (-liḥ) A quiver.
a Hindi word of pra-pro origin; it is not Sanskrit — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Hindi verb set खुलना (khulnā) खोलना (kholnā) खुलवाना (khulvānā) From Proto-New Indo-Aryan *खोल्लइ (khŏllaï) of uncertain origin. See there for more. Cognate with Bengali খোলা (khōla), Gujarati ખોલવું (kholvũ), and Nepali खोल्नु (kholnu).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
limping, lame
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Dictionary citations
khola mfn. (cf. χωλός) limping, lame, L.
khola m. n. a helmet or a kind of hat, Kād. v, 1082; Hcar. vii
khola m. cf. mūrdha-kh˚.
khora(la) a. Limping, lame.
khola (ṛ) khoḷ r. 1st cl. (kholati) To be lame, to limp, to be prevented from moving. khoḍa, khora, &c. are conceived by some authorities to be mere variations in the form of this root.
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