खानि

See also: खन्, खनि, खान, खाना, ख़ाना, खानु, खाने, खानो, खानों, ख़ून, खेना, and खोना

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit खानि (khāni). Doublet of खान (khān).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

खानि • (khāni) f (Urdu spelling کَھانِی)

1. (rare, formal) a mine

   Synonym: खान (khān)

Declension

Declension of खानि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खानि khāni	खानियाँ khāniyā̃
oblique	खानि khāni	खानियों khāniyõ
vocative	खानि khāni	खानियो khāniyo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “खानि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खानि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “खानि”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• খানি (Assamese script)
• ᬔᬵᬦᬶ (Balinese script)
• খানি (Bengali script)
• 𑰏𑰯𑰡𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀔𑀸𑀦𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ခါနိ (Burmese script)
• ખાનિ (Gujarati script)
• ਖਾਨਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌖𑌾𑌨𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦑꦴꦤꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂎𑂰𑂢𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಖಾನಿ (Kannada script)
• ខានិ (Khmer script)
• ຂານິ (Lao script)
• ഖാനി (Malayalam script)
• ᡘᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠨᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘏𑘰𑘡𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠻᠠᢗᠨᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦯𑧑𑧁𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐏𑐵𑐣𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଖାନି (Odia script)
• ꢓꢵꢥꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆒𑆳𑆤𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖏𑖯𑖡𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ඛානි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩝𑩛𑩯𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚋𑚭𑚝𑚮 (Takri script)
• க²ாநி (Tamil script)
• ఖాని (Telugu script)
• ขานิ (Thai script)
• ཁཱ་ནི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒐𑒰𑒢𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨌𑨊𑨝𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root खन् (khan, “to dig”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kan- (“to dig”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʰɑː.ni/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɑː.n̪i/

Noun

खानि • (khāni) stem, f

1. a mine

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of खानि (khāni)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	खानिः khāniḥ	खानी khānī	खानयः khānayaḥ
Vocative	खाने khāne	खानी khānī	खानयः khānayaḥ
Accusative	खानिम् khānim	खानी khānī	खानीः khānīḥ
Instrumental	खान्या / खानी¹ khānyā / khānī¹	खानिभ्याम् khānibhyām	खानिभिः khānibhiḥ
Dative	खानये / खान्यै² / खानी¹ khānaye / khānyai² / khānī¹	खानिभ्याम् khānibhyām	खानिभ्यः khānibhyaḥ
Ablative	खानेः / खान्याः² / खान्यै³ khāneḥ / khānyāḥ² / khānyai³	खानिभ्याम् khānibhyām	खानिभ्यः khānibhyaḥ
Genitive	खानेः / खान्याः² / खान्यै³ khāneḥ / khānyāḥ² / khānyai³	खान्योः khānyoḥ	खानीनाम् khānīnām
Locative	खानौ / खान्याम्² / खाना¹ khānau / khānyām² / khānā¹	खान्योः khānyoḥ	खानिषु khāniṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Later Sanskrit ³Brāhmaṇas

Related terms

• खनि (khani)

Descendants

• → Hindustani: (learned)

  Hindi: खानि (khāni)

  Urdu: کَھانِی (khāni)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “खानि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 337.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khāni”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press