खलनायक in Hindi

IPA: /kʰəl.nɑː.jək/ [Delhi], [kʰɐl.näː.jɐk] [Delhi] Forms: khalnāyak [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], खलनायक [direct, singular], खलनायक [direct, plural], खलनायक [oblique, singular], खलनायकों [oblique, plural], खलनायक [singular, vocative], खलनायको [plural, vocative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: खल (khal, “bad, villainous”) + नायक (nāyak). Etymology templates: {{af|hi|खल|नायक|t1=bad, villainous}} खल (khal, “bad, villainous”) + नायक (nāyak) Head templates: {{hi-noun|g=m}} खलनायक • (khalnāyak) m Inflection templates: {{hi-ndecl|<M>}}

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        "3": "नायक",
        "t1": "bad, villainous"
      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "खल (khal, “bad, villainous”) + नायक (nāyak).",
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
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    },
    {
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "खलनायकों",
      "roman": "khalnāyakõ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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        }
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      "glosses": [
        "villain (in a movie, book, etc.)"
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kʰəl.nɑː.jək/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "Delhi"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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        "1": "hi",
        "2": "खल",
        "3": "नायक",
        "t1": "bad, villainous"
      },
      "expansion": "खल (khal, “bad, villainous”) + नायक (nāyak)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "खल (khal, “bad, villainous”) + नायक (nāyak).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "khalnāyak",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "खलनायक",
      "roman": "khalnāyak",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "direct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "खलनायक",
      "roman": "khalnāyak",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "direct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "खलनायक",
      "roman": "khalnāyak",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "खलनायकों",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "खलनायक",
      "roman": "khalnāyak",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "खलनायको",
      "roman": "khalnāyako",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
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        ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰəl.nɑː.jək/",
      "tags": [
        "Delhi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰɐl.näː.jɐk]",
      "tags": [
        "Delhi"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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"खलनायक" meaning in Hindi

Noun