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khyal

khyal noun: a form of Indian song composed of two matras.

Noun

khyal (plural khyals)

  1. A form of Indian song composed of two matras.

khyal meaning in Tamil

khyal in Tamil

khyal, any hindustani musical composition
கியால் kiyāl

Forms of khyal

pluralkhyals
alternative formkhayal

Origin of khyal

From Hindi ख़याल (xayāl)/Urdu خیال (xyāl).

Questions about khyal

What does khyal mean?
Khyal means a form of Indian song composed of two matras.
What is khyal in Tamil?
Khyal in Tamil is கியால் (kiyāl). See Khyal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is khyal?
Khyal is a noun.
What is the plural of khyal?
The plural of khyal is khyals.

Words near khyal in the dictionary

  1. Khwarizm
  2. Khwarizmian
  3. Khwarizmians
  4. Khwarshi
  5. Khwe
  6. khyal
  7. khyals
  8. Khyati
  9. khyber
  10. Khyber knife
  11. Khyber knives

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Adapted from Wiktionary: khyal (page history and authors); கியால் (Tamil) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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