kharif
[ kuh-reef ]
/ kəˈrif /
noun
(in India) a crop sown in early summer for harvesting in the autumn.
Origin of kharif
1835–45; < Hindi < Arabic
kharīf autumn
Words nearby kharif
khanjar,
khanka,
khansamah,
khanty,
khapra beetle,
kharif,
kharijite,
kharkov,
khartoum,
khartoum north,
khasi
Example sentences from the Web for kharif
The early-sown rice yields the first-fruits of the kharif harvest.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India |Douglas Dewar
British Dictionary definitions for kharif
kharif
/ (kəˈriːf) /
noun
(in Pakistan, India, etc) a crop that is harvested at the beginning of winter
Compare rabi
Word Origin for kharif
Urdu, ultimately from Arabic
kharafa to gather