खनि

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit खनि (khaní).

Pronunciation

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

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) stem, 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 / खनी¹
khanyā́ / khanī́¹
खनिभ्याम्
khaníbhyām
खनिभिः
khaníbhiḥ
Dative खनये / खन्यै² / खनी¹
khanáye / khanyaí² / khanī́¹
खनिभ्याम्
khaníbhyām
खनिभ्यः
khaníbhyaḥ
Ablative खनेः / खन्याः² / खन्यै³
khanéḥ / khanyā́ḥ² / khanyaí³
खनिभ्याम्
khaníbhyām
खनिभ्यः
khaníbhyaḥ
Genitive खनेः / खन्याः² / खन्यै³
khanéḥ / khanyā́ḥ² / khanyaí³
खन्योः
khanyóḥ
खनीनाम्
khanīnā́m
Locative खनौ / खन्याम्² / खना¹
khanaú / khanyā́m² / khanā́¹
खन्योः
khanyóḥ
खनिषु
khaníṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

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