खादन

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit खादन (khādana). Doublet of खान (khān) and खाना (khānā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʰɑː.d̪ən/, [kʰäː.d̪ɐ̃n]

Noun

खादन • (khādan) m (rare, formal)

1. eating, food

   Synonyms: खाना (khānā), भोजन (bhojan), आश (āś), भक्षण (bhakṣaṇ), खान (khān)

2. a tooth

   Synonyms: दाँत (dā̃t), दंदान (dandān), दंत (dant)

Declension

Declension of खादन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खादन khādan	खादन khādan
oblique	खादन khādan	खादनों khādanõ
vocative	खादन khādan	खादनो khādano

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “खादन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• khādana (Latin script)
• 𑀔𑀸𑀤𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• খাদন (Bengali script)
• ඛාදන (Sinhalese script)
• ခါဒန or ၶႃၻၼ (Burmese script)
• ขาทน or ขาทะนะ (Thai script)
• ᨡᩣᨴᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ຂາທນ or ຂາທະນະ (Lao script)
• ខាទន (Khmer script)
• 𑄈𑄂𑄘𑄚 (Chakma script)

Noun

खादन n

1. Devanagari script form of khādana (“eating”)

Declension

Declension table of "खादन" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	खादनं (khādanaṃ)	खादनानि (khādanāni)
Accusative (second)	खादनं (khādanaṃ)	खादनानि (khādanāni)
Instrumental (third)	खादनेन (khādanena)	खादनेहि (khādanehi) or खादनेभि (khādanebhi)
Dative (fourth)	खादनस्स (khādanassa) or खादनाय (khādanāya) or खादनत्थं (khādanatthaṃ)	खादनानं (khādanānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	खादनस्मा (khādanasmā) or खादनम्हा (khādanamhā) or खादना (khādanā)	खादनेहि (khādanehi) or खादनेभि (khādanebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	खादनस्स (khādanassa)	खादनानं (khādanānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	खादनस्मिं (khādanasmiṃ) or खादनम्हि (khādanamhi) or खादने (khādane)	खादनेसु (khādanesu)
Vocative (calling)	खादन (khādana)	खादनानि (khādanāni)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• খাদন (Assamese script)
• ᬔᬵᬤᬦ (Balinese script)
• খাদন (Bengali script)
• 𑰏𑰯𑰟𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀔𑀸𑀤𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ခါဒန (Burmese script)
• ખાદન (Gujarati script)
• ਖਾਦਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌖𑌾𑌦𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦑꦴꦢꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂎𑂰𑂠𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಖಾದನ (Kannada script)
• ខាទន (Khmer script)
• ຂາທນ (Lao script)
• ഖാദന (Malayalam script)
• ᡘᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡩᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘏𑘰𑘟𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠻᠠᢗᢑᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦯𑧑𑦿𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐏𑐵𑐡𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଖାଦନ (Odia script)
• ꢓꢵꢣꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆒𑆳𑆢𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖏𑖯𑖟𑖡 (Siddham script)
• ඛාදන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩝𑩛𑩭𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚋𑚭𑚛𑚝 (Takri script)
• க²ாத³ந (Tamil script)
• ఖాదన (Telugu script)
• ขาทน (Thai script)
• ཁཱ་ད་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒐𑒰𑒠𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨌𑨊𑨛𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root खाद् (khād, “to chew, eat”) +‎ -अन (-ana).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʰɑː.dɐ.nɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɑː.d̪ɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

खादन • (khādana) stem, n

1. chewing, eating
2. food, victuals

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of खादन (khādana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	खादनम् khādanam	खादने khādane	खादनानि / खादना¹ khādanāni / khādanā¹
Vocative	खादन khādana	खादने khādane	खादनानि / खादना¹ khādanāni / khādanā¹
Accusative	खादनम् khādanam	खादने khādane	खादनानि / खादना¹ khādanāni / khādanā¹
Instrumental	खादनेन khādanena	खादनाभ्याम् khādanābhyām	खादनैः / खादनेभिः¹ khādanaiḥ / khādanebhiḥ¹
Dative	खादनाय khādanāya	खादनाभ्याम् khādanābhyām	खादनेभ्यः khādanebhyaḥ
Ablative	खादनात् khādanāt	खादनाभ्याम् khādanābhyām	खादनेभ्यः khādanebhyaḥ
Genitive	खादनस्य khādanasya	खादनयोः khādanayoḥ	खादनानाम् khādanānām
Locative	खादने khādane	खादनयोः khādanayoḥ	खादनेषु khādaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: khādana
• Prakrit: 𑀔𑀸𑀡 (khāṇa) (< earlier *khāaṇa) (see there for further descendants)
• → Hindi: खादन (khādan) (learned)

Noun

खादन • (khādana) stem, m

1. a tooth

   Synonym: दन्त (danta)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of खादन (khādana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	खादनः khādanaḥ	खादनौ / खादना¹ khādanau / khādanā¹	खादनाः / खादनासः¹ khādanāḥ / khādanāsaḥ¹
Vocative	खादन khādana	खादनौ / खादना¹ khādanau / khādanā¹	खादनाः / खादनासः¹ khādanāḥ / khādanāsaḥ¹
Accusative	खादनम् khādanam	खादनौ / खादना¹ khādanau / khādanā¹	खादनान् khādanān
Instrumental	खादनेन khādanena	खादनाभ्याम् khādanābhyām	खादनैः / खादनेभिः¹ khādanaiḥ / khādanebhiḥ¹
Dative	खादनाय khādanāya	खादनाभ्याम् khādanābhyām	खादनेभ्यः khādanebhyaḥ
Ablative	खादनात् khādanāt	खादनाभ्याम् khādanābhyām	खादनेभ्यः khādanebhyaḥ
Genitive	खादनस्य khādanasya	खादनयोः khādanayoḥ	खादनानाम् khādanānām
Locative	खादने khādane	खादनयोः khādanayoḥ	खादनेषु khādaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “खादन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 339.