As a deity name
Name 243 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 189 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
As a Hindi name
खेचरी · noun · feminine
दुर्गा का एक नाम · आकाश- चारिणी स्त्री । परी · आसमान में उड़ने की विद्या या शक्ति (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
खेचरी · noun · feminine
तंत्र के अनुसार एक प्रकार की योगसिद्ध गोली जिसके मुँह में रखने से आकाश में उड़ने की शक्ति आ जाती है — Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "खेचरी" is खेचर + -ई: खेचर means "(f.-ī), A bird", and the suffix -ई forms abstract nouns (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(14) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "खेचरी" is खेचर + -ई: खेचर means "(f.-ī), A bird", and the suffix -ई forms 'belonging to', 'having', 'coming from' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "खेचरी" is खेचर + -ई: खेचर means "(f.-ī), A bird", and the suffix -ई forms diminutives (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
with siddhi or gati, the magical power of flying, &c.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "khecarī" is the feminine form of "khecara" — the same word with the feminine ending, recorded by the dictionary's own gender marker on that entry.
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
Dictionary citations
khe—carī f. with siddhi or gati, the magical power of flying, Kathās. xx, 105; Sarvad. ix &c.
Durgā, MBh. iv, 186
a Vidyā-dharī, Rudray.
a particular Mudrā or position of the fingers
an earring or a cylinder of wood passed through the lobe of the ear, W.
khe—cara mf(ī)n. moving in the air, flying, MBh.; R. &c.
khe—cara m. a bird, MBh.; Nal.
khe loc. of 3. kha, in comp.
Alternative readings
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