kharif


kha·rif

K5050850 (kə-rēf′)n. The agricultural season in South Asia in which monsoon rains are prevalent, with crops sown in June and July and harvested in September and October.
[Hindi kharīf and Urdu ḥarīf, from Arabic ḥarīf, autumn; see ḫrp in Semitic roots.]

kharif

(kəˈriːf) n (Agriculture) (in Pakistan, India, etc) a crop that is harvested at the beginning of winter. Compare rabi[Urdu, ultimately from Arabic kharafa to gather]