ख़रोंच (kharonch)
noun/verb
A concrete, everyday word for a scratch or scrape on skin or a surface, used as a noun; it also appears as a verb meaning 'to scratch/scrape.'
Sense
1
:
a scratch, scrape (minor injury or mark on a surface)
noun, feminine
Synonyms: खरोंच (kharonch, variant form without nuqta), निशान (nishaan, general mark or scar, broader meaning)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear this a lot from worried Indian mothers and grandmothers: a kid falls off a bicycle and someone immediately checks -- 'कहीं ख़रोंच तो नहीं आई?' (kahiin kharonch to nahiin aaii?, 'did you get a scratch anywhere?'). It's the word for the small stuff, the kind of injury that gets a dab of Dettol and a lot of fuss rather than a doctor's visit.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes reach for चोट (chot) for any injury, but ख़रोंच (kharonch) is specifically a surface scratch or scrape, not a deeper wound or bruise -- using चोट (chot) for a light scratch sounds like you're overstating the injury. 2) The nuqta on ख़ is often dropped in casual writing (खरोंच), which is an accepted variant, not an error.
Sample Sentences:
गिरने से उसके घुटने पर ख़रोंच आ गई।
He got a scratch on his knee from falling.
(girne se uske ghutne par kharonch aa gaii।)
कहीं ख़रोंच तो नहीं आई?
You didn't get a scratch anywhere, did you?
(kahiin kharonch to nahiin aaii?)
मेज़ पर एक हल्की सी ख़रोंच है।
There's a light scratch on the table.
(mez par ek halkii sii kharonch hai।)
बच्चे रोज़ खेलते हुए कोई न कोई ख़रोंच घर लाते हैं।
The kids bring home some scratch or another every day from playing.
(bachche roz khelte hue koii n koii kharonch ghar laate hain।)
इस ख़रोंच पर थोड़ा डेटॉल लगा दो।
Put a bit of Dettol on this scratch.
(is kharonch par thodaa detol lagaa do।)
अगर वह ठीक से सँभाल कर उतरता तो उसे यह ख़रोंच नहीं लगती।
If he had climbed down carefully, he wouldn't have gotten this scratch.
(agar vah thiik se sambhaal kar utartaa to use yah kharonch nahiin lagtii।)
गाड़ी के दरवाज़े पर एक गहरी ख़रोंच बन गई थी।
A deep scratch had formed on the car door.
(gaadii ke darvaaze par ek gahrii kharonch ban gaii thii।)
इतनी छोटी ख़रोंच के लिए डॉक्टर के पास जाने की क्या ज़रूरत है?
What's the need to go to the doctor for such a small scratch?
(itnii chhotii kharonch ke lie doktar ke paas jaane kii kyaa zaroorat hai?)
शायद बिल्ली की वजह से सोफ़े पर यह ख़रोंच पड़ी हो।
Maybe this scratch on the sofa happened because of the cat.
(shaayad billii kii vajah se sofe par yah kharonch padii ho।)
दादी ने उसकी बांह पर ख़रोंच देखते ही हंगामा खड़ा कर दिया।
The grandmother made a huge fuss the moment she saw the scratch on his arm.
(daadii ne uskii baanh par kharonch dekhte hii hangaamaa khadaa kar diyaa।)
पूरे शरीर पर बस एक-दो ख़रोंच के निशान बचे थे, चोट कोई नहीं आई थी।
Only a mark or two of scratches remained on his whole body; there was no real injury.
(poore shariir par bas ek-do kharonch ke nishaan bache the, chot koii nahiin aaii thii।)
Sense
2
:
to scratch, scrape (a surface or skin)
verb, transitive
Synonyms: खुरचना (khurachnaa, scraping a surface, e.g. a pan), नोचना (nochnaa, more forceful, to claw/tear at)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Think of a cat leaving marks on furniture, or a kid dragging a stick along a wall -- ख़रोंचना (kharonchnaa) captures that light, surface-level scraping action, related to the noun ख़रोंच (kharonch) above.
Common Mistakes: 1) This verb describes the action of scratching/scraping something, and is distinct from the noun sense above -- learners sometimes try to use the noun form as if it were the verb itself.
Sample Sentences:
बिल्ली ने सोफ़े को खरोंच दिया।
The cat scratched the sofa.
(billii ne sofe ko kharonch diyaa।)
बच्चा दीवार पर कील से खरोंचता रहता है।
The kid keeps scratching the wall with a nail.
(bachchaa diivaar par kiil se kharonchtaa rahtaa hai।)
वह अपने हाथ को नाखून से खरोंच रही थी।
She was scratching her hand with her nail.
(vah apne haath ko naakhoon se kharonch rahii thii।)
मेज़ को मत खरोंचो, नई है।
Don't scratch the table, it's new.
(mez ko mat kharoncho, naii hai।)
अगर तुम पेंट को खरोंचोगे तो निशान पड़ जाएगा।
If you scratch the paint, a mark will show up.
(agar tum pent ko kharonchoge to nishaan pad jaaegaa।)
शायद बिल्ली ने पर्दा खरोंच दिया हो।
The cat may have scratched the curtain.
(shaayad billii ne pardaa kharonch diyaa ho।)
अगर बच्चा वहाँ खेलता तो शायद फ़र्नीचर खरोंचता।
If the kid had played there, he might have scratched the furniture.
(agar bachchaa vahaan kheltaa to shaayad farniichar kharonchtaa।)
गाड़ी का रंग किसी नुकीली चीज़ से खरोंच दिया गया था।
The car's paint had been scratched by something sharp.
(gaadii kaa rang kisii nukiilii chiiz se kharonch diyaa gayaa thaa।)
कृपया दीवार को कील से न खरोंचें।
Please do not scratch the wall with a nail.
(kripyaa diivaar ko kiil se n kharonchen।)
बच्चे अक्सर स्लेट को पेंसिल की नोक से खरोंचते हैं।
Children often scratch the slate with the tip of a pencil.
(bachche aksar slet ko pensil kii nok se kharonchte hain।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
ख़रोंच
(kharonch)
(sg.f.oblique):
ख़रोंच
(kharonch)
(pl.f.direct):
ख़रोंचें
(kharonchen)
(pl.f.oblique):
ख़रोंचों
(kharonchon)
Verb
infinitive:
ख़रोंच
(kharonch)
infinitive oblique:
ख़रोंने
(kharonne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
ख़रोंता
(kharontaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
ख़रोंते
(kharonte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
ख़रोंती
(kharontii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
ख़रोंतीं
(kharontiin)
continuous (sg.m):
ख़रों रहा
(kharon rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
ख़रों रहे
(kharon rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
ख़रों रही
(kharon rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
ख़रों रहीं
(kharon rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
ख़रोंा
([[ख़रोंा]])
perfective (pl.m):
ख़रोंे
([[ख़रोंे]])
perfective (sg.f):
ख़रोंी
([[ख़रोंी]])
perfective (pl.f):
ख़रोंीं
([[ख़रोंीं]])
imperative (informal):
ख़रों
(kharon)
imperative (neutral):
ख़रोंो
([[ख़रोंो]])
imperative (formal):
ख़रोंिए
([[ख़रोंिए]])
future (1sg.m):
ख़रोंूँगा
([[ख़रोंूँगा]])
future (1sg.f):
ख़रोंूँगी
([[ख़रोंूँगी]])
future (1pl.m):
ख़रोंेंगे
([[ख़रोंेंगे]])
future (1pl.f):
ख़रोंेंगी
([[ख़रोंेंगी]])
future (2sg.m):
ख़रोंेगा
([[ख़रोंेगा]])
future (2sg.f):
ख़रोंेगी
([[ख़रोंेगी]])
future (2pl.m):
ख़रोंोगे
([[ख़रोंोगे]])
future (2pl.f):
ख़रोंोगी
([[ख़रोंोगी]])
future (3sg.m):
ख़रोंेगा
([[ख़रोंेगा]])
future (3sg.f):
ख़रोंेगी
([[ख़रोंेगी]])
future (3pl.m):
ख़रोंेंगे
([[ख़रोंेंगे]])
future (3pl.f):
ख़रोंेंगी
([[ख़रोंेंगी]])
subjunctive (1sg):
ख़रोंूँ
([[ख़रोंूँ]])
subjunctive (1pl):
ख़रोंें
([[ख़रोंें]])
subjunctive (2sg):
ख़रोंे
([[ख़रोंे]])
subjunctive (2pl):
ख़रोंो
([[ख़रोंो]])
subjunctive (3sg):
ख़रोंे
([[ख़रोंे]])
subjunctive (3pl):
ख़रोंें
([[ख़रोंें]])