χάνι
Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خان (han) from Persian خان (xân).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxa.ni/
- Hyphenation: χά‧νι
- Homophone: χάνει (chánei)
Noun
χάνι • (cháni) n (plural χάνια)
- caravanserai, khan for sense: caravanserai
- (derogatory) a dirty hotel in poor condition
Declension
declension of χάνι
| case \ number | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | χάνι • | χάνια • |
| genitive | χανιού • | χανιών • |
| accusative | χάνι • | χάνια • |
| vocative | χάνι • | χάνια • |
See also
Battle of Gravia Inn at Wikipedia (A battle, in 1821, at the χάνι of Gravia)
References
- χάνι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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