کھان
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀺 (khāṇi), 𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀻 (khāṇī), from Sanskrit खानि (khāni, “mine”), from the root खन् (khan), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kan-. Compare Punjabi ਖਾਣ (khāṇ), Gujarati ખાણ (khāṇ), ખાણી (khāṇī), Marathi खाण (khāṇ), and Bengali খাদ (khad). Doublet of کَھانِی (khānī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /kʰɑːn/
- Rhymes: -ɑːn
Declension
| Declension of کھان | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | کهان (khān) | کهانیں (khānẽ) |
| oblique | کهان (khān) | کهانوں (khānõ) |
| vocative | کهان (khān) | کهانو (khāno) |
References
- “کھان”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “کھان”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khāni”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “khān”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.