खाण

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘏𑘰𑘜𑘲 (khāṇī), 𑘏𑘰𑘡𑘲 (khānī), from Prakrit 𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀺 (khāṇi), 𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀻 (khāṇī), from Sanskrit खानि (khāni). Compare Konkani खण (khaṇ), Gujarati ખાણ (khāṇ), Hindustani کَھان‎ / खान (khān).

• IPA^(key): /kʰaɳ/

खाण • (khāṇ) f (plural खाणी)

1. a mine

• कोळशाची खाण (koḷśācī khāṇ, “coal mine”)
• खाणकाम (khāṇkām, “mining”)

• Berntsen, Maxine, “खाण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “खाण”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “खाण”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “khāni”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

खाण (khāṇa) n

1. Devanagari script form of 𑀔𑀸𑀡 (“food”)