खणणे
Marathi
Etymology
From Old Marathi खणणे (khaṇaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀔𑀡𑀇 (khaṇaï), from Sanskrit खनति (khanati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kánati (“to dig”). Cognate with Konkani खण्चे (khaṇce) and Persian کندن (kandan).
Verb
खणणे • (khaṇṇe)
- to dig
- Synonym: खोदणे (khodṇe)
References
- James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “खणणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule and Anne Feldhau (1999), “खणणे”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “khánati (3811)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press