खनि

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit खनि (khaní).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kʰə.niː/, [kʰə.n̪iː]

Noun

खनि (khani) f

  1. (rare, formal) a mine

Declension

References

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From the root खन् (khan, to dig).

Pronunciation

Noun

खनि (khaní) f

  1. a mine (especially of precious stones)
  2. a quarry, cave

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of खनि (khaní)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative खनिः
khaníḥ
खनी
khanī́
खनयः
khanáyaḥ
Vocative खने
kháne
खनी
khánī
खनयः
khánayaḥ
Accusative खनिम्
khaním
खनी
khanī́
खनीः
khanī́ḥ
Instrumental खन्या
khanyā̀
खनिभ्याम्
khaníbhyām
खनिभिः
khaníbhiḥ
Dative खनये / खन्ये¹ / खन्यै²
khanáye / khanyè¹ / khanyaì²
खनिभ्याम्
khaníbhyām
खनिभ्यः
khaníbhyaḥ
Ablative खनेः / खन्याः²
khanéḥ / khanyā̀ḥ²
खनिभ्याम्
khaníbhyām
खनिभ्यः
khaníbhyaḥ
Genitive खनेः / खन्याः²
khanéḥ / khanyā̀ḥ²
खन्योः
khanyóḥ
खनीनाम्
khanīnā́m
Locative खनौ / खन्याम्²
khanaú / khanyā̀m²
खन्योः
khanyóḥ
खनिषु
khaníṣu
Notes
  • ¹Less common
  • ²Later Sanskrit

Descendants

  • Khasa Prakrit:
    • Nepali: खानी (khānī)
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
    • Oriya: ଖନି (khôni)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀺 (khāṇi), 𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀻 (khāṇī)
    • Old Marathi:
      Devanagari: खाणी (khāṇī), खानी (khānī)
      Modi: 𑘏𑘰𑘜𑘲 (khāṇī), 𑘏𑘰𑘡𑘲 (khānī)
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
    • Takka Apabhramsa:
      • Punjabi:
        Gurmukhi: ਖਾਣ (khāṇ)
        Shahmukhi: کَھاݨ (khāṇ)
    • Vracada Apabhramsa:
      • Sindhi:
        Arabic: کاڻِ
        Devanagari: खाणि
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀺 (khāṇi), 𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀻 (khāṇī)
    • Gurjar Apabhramsa:
    • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:

Borrowed terms

References

  • Monier Williams (1899), Khaṇí”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 336.
  • खनि॑” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 144, column 1.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), khaní”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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