khaṇana
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀔𑀡𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- खणन (Devanagari script)
- খণন (Bengali script)
- ඛණන (Sinhalese script)
- ခဏန or ၶꧣၼ (Burmese script)
- ขณน or ขะณะนะ (Thai script)
- ᨡᨱᨶ (Tai Tham script)
- ຂຓນ or ຂະຓະນະ (Lao script)
- ខណន (Khmer script)
- 𑄈𑄕𑄚 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit खनन (khanana). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀔𑀡𑀡 (khaṇaṇa). By surface analysis, khaṇ (root) + -ana . Related to khaṇati.
Noun
khaṇana n
- act of digging
Declension
Declension table of "khaṇana" (neuter)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | khaṇanaṃ | khaṇanāni |
Accusative (second) | khaṇanaṃ | khaṇanāni |
Instrumental (third) | khaṇanena | khaṇanehi or khaṇanebhi |
Dative (fourth) | khaṇanassa or khaṇanāya or khaṇanatthaṃ | khaṇanānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | khaṇanasmā or khaṇanamhā or khaṇanā | khaṇanehi or khaṇanebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | khaṇanassa | khaṇanānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | khaṇanasmiṃ or khaṇanamhi or khaṇane | khaṇanesu |
Vocative (calling) | khaṇana | khaṇanāni |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “khanana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 200
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “khaṇana”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 231