खान
Hindi
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀺 (khāṇi), 𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀻 (khāṇī), from Sanskrit खानि (khāni, “mine”). Compare Punjabi ਖਾਣ (khāṇ), Gujarati ખાણ (khāṇ), ખાણી (khāṇī), Marathi खाण (khāṇ), and Bengali খাদ (khad).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰɑːn/
Noun
खान • (khān) f
- a mine, quarry
- मेरे पिता लोहे की खान में काम करते थे।
- mere pitā lohe kī khān mẽ kām karte the.
- My father used to work in an iron mine.
- Synonym: खदान (khadān)
- treasury; storehouse; repository
- Synonym: भंडार (bhaṇḍār)
Declension
| Declension of खान | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | खान (khān) | खानें (khānẽ) |
| Oblique | खान (khān) | खानों (khānõ) |
| Vocative | खान (khān) | खानो (khāno) |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “खान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 234
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “khāni (3873)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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