# खिलाना
## Hindi
### Pronunciation

* (Delhi) IPA: /kʰɪ.lɑː.nɑː/, [kʰɪ.läː.näː]

### Etymology 1

* Hindi verb set
* खाना (khānā)
* खिलाना (khilānā)
* खिलवाना (khilvānā)
Causative form of खाना (khānā).

#### Verb

खिलाना • (khilānā) (Urdu spelling کھلانا)
* to cause to eat, to feed

##### Conjugation

$^1$The participles खिलाये (khilāye), खिलायी (khilāyī) and खिलायीं (khilāyī̃) can also be spelled without the y: खिलाए (khilāe), खिलाई (khilāī) and खिलाईं (khilāī̃).
$^1$The participles खिलाये (khilāye), खिलायी (khilāyī) and खिलायीं (khilāyī̃) can also be spelled without the y: खिलाए (khilāe), खिलाई (khilāī) and खिलाईं (khilāī̃). $^2$The forms खिलाये (khilāye) and खिलायें (khilāyẽ) can also be spelled without the y: खिलाए (khilāe) and खिलाएँ (khilāẽ). $^3$The forms खिलािये (khilāiye) and खिलाियेगा (khilāiyegā) can also be spelled without the y: खिलािए (khilāie) and खिलािएगा (khilāiegā). $^4$The forms खिलायेगा (khilāyegā), खिलायेंगे (khilāyeṅge), खिलायेगी (khilāyegī) and खिलायेंगी (khilāyeṅgī) can also be spelled without the y: खिलाएगा (khilāegā), खिलाएँगे (khilāeṅge), खिलाएगी (khilāegī) and खिलाएँगी (khilāeṅgī).

### Etymology 2

* Hindi verb set
* खेलना (khelnā)
* खिलाना (khilānā)
* खिलवाना (khilvānā)
Causative form of खेलना (khelnā).

#### Verb

खिलाना • (khilānā) (Urdu spelling کھلانا)
* to cause to play

##### Conjugation

$^1$The participles खिलाये (khilāye), खिलायी (khilāyī) and खिलायीं (khilāyī̃) can also be spelled without the y: खिलाए (khilāe), खिलाई (khilāī) and खिलाईं (khilāī̃).
$^1$The participles खिलाये (khilāye), खिलायी (khilāyī) and खिलायीं (khilāyī̃) can also be spelled without the y: खिलाए (khilāe), खिलाई (khilāī) and खिलाईं (khilāī̃). $^2$The forms खिलाये (khilāye) and खिलायें (khilāyẽ) can also be spelled without the y: खिलाए (khilāe) and खिलाएँ (khilāẽ). $^3$The forms खिलािये (khilāiye) and खिलाियेगा (khilāiyegā) can also be spelled without the y: खिलािए (khilāie) and खिलािएगा (khilāiegā). $^4$The forms खिलायेगा (khilāyegā), खिलायेंगे (khilāyeṅge), खिलायेगी (khilāyegī) and खिलायेंगी (khilāyeṅgī) can also be spelled without the y: खिलाएगा (khilāegā), खिलाएँगे (khilāeṅge), खिलाएगी (khilāegī) and खिलाएँगी (khilāeṅgī).

### Etymology 3

* Hindi verb set
* खिलना (khilnā)
* खिलाना (khilānā)
* खिलवाना (khilvānā)
Causative form of खिलना (khilnā).

#### Verb

खिलाना • (khilānā) (Urdu spelling کھلانا)
* to cause to bloom; to cause to expand or to spread; to cause to burst or to crack

##### Conjugation

$^1$The participles खिलाये (khilāye), खिलायी (khilāyī) and खिलायीं (khilāyī̃) can also be spelled without the y: खिलाए (khilāe), खिलाई (khilāī) and खिलाईं (khilāī̃).
$^1$The participles खिलाये (khilāye), खिलायी (khilāyī) and खिलायीं (khilāyī̃) can also be spelled without the y: खिलाए (khilāe), खिलाई (khilāī) and खिलाईं (khilāī̃). $^2$The forms खिलाये (khilāye) and खिलायें (khilāyẽ) can also be spelled without the y: खिलाए (khilāe) and खिलाएँ (khilāẽ). $^3$The forms खिलािये (khilāiye) and खिलाियेगा (khilāiyegā) can also be spelled without the y: खिलािए (khilāie) and खिलािएगा (khilāiegā). $^4$The forms खिलायेगा (khilāyegā), खिलायेंगे (khilāyeṅge), खिलायेगी (khilāyegī) and खिलायेंगी (khilāyeṅgī) can also be spelled without the y: खिलाएगा (khilāegā), खिलाएँगे (khilāeṅge), खिलाएगी (khilāegī) and खिलाएँगी (khilāeṅgī).

### References

* Bahri, Hardev (1989) “खिलाना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
* Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “खिलाना”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
* Platts, John T. (1884) “खिलाना”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
* McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खिलाना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press