खनन
See also: खिन्न
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit खनन (khanana).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʰə.nən/, [kʰɐ.nɐ̃n]
Noun
खनन • (khanan) m (Urdu spelling کَھنَن)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | खनन khanan |
खनन khanan |
| oblique | खनन khanan |
खननों khananõ |
| vocative | खनन khanan |
खननो khanano |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “खनन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खनन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- খনন (Assamese script)
- ᬔᬦᬦ (Balinese script)
- খনন (Bengali script)
- 𑰏𑰡𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀔𑀦𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- ခနန (Burmese script)
- ખનન (Gujarati script)
- ਖਨਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌖𑌨𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦑꦤꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂎𑂢𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ಖನನ (Kannada script)
- ខនន (Khmer script)
- ຂນນ (Lao script)
- ഖനന (Malayalam script)
- ᡘᠠᠨᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘏𑘡𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠻᠠᠨᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦯𑧁𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐏𑐣𑐣 (Newa script)
- ଖନନ (Odia script)
- ꢓꢥꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆒𑆤𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖏𑖡𑖡 (Siddham script)
- ඛනන (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩝𑩯𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚋𑚝𑚝 (Takri script)
- க²நந (Tamil script)
- ఖనన (Telugu script)
- ขนน (Thai script)
- ཁ་ན་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒐𑒢𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨌𑨝𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Derived from the root खन् (khan) + -अन (-ana).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /kʰɐ.nɐ.nɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /kʰɐ.n̪ɐ.n̪ɐ/
Noun
खनन • (khanana) stem, n
- the act of digging or excavating
- digging into the earth, burying
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | खननम् (khananam) | खनने (khanane) | खननानि (khananāni) खनना¹ (khananā¹) |
| accusative | खननम् (khananam) | खनने (khanane) | खननानि (khananāni) खनना¹ (khananā¹) |
| instrumental | खननेन (khananena) | खननाभ्याम् (khananābhyām) | खननैः (khananaiḥ) खननेभिः¹ (khananebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | खननाय (khananāya) | खननाभ्याम् (khananābhyām) | खननेभ्यः (khananebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | खननात् (khananāt) | खननाभ्याम् (khananābhyām) | खननेभ्यः (khananebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | खननस्य (khananasya) | खननयोः (khananayoḥ) | खननानाम् (khananānām) |
| locative | खनने (khanane) | खननयोः (khananayoḥ) | खननेषु (khananeṣu) |
| vocative | खनन (khanana) | खनने (khanane) | खननानि (khananāni) खनना¹ (khananā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “खनन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 336, column 3.