kharif

K5H4A1R1I1F4

adjective

Of crops: cultivated and harvested during the monsoon season.

OriginUrdu خریف ← Arabic خَرِيف →
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Meanings

adjectivekharif (not comparable)

alternative khureef · alternative khurreef · alternative kureef

  1. South Asianot comparableOf crops: cultivated and harvested during the monsoon season.

Origin

  1. Arabicخَرِيف“autumn”
  2. Urduخریف
  3. Englishkharif

From Urdu خریف (xarīf), from Arabic خَرِيف (ḵarīf, “autumn”)

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