खनक

खनक

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʰə.nək/, [kʰə.n̪ək]

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit खनक (khanaka).

Noun

खनक • (khanak) m (rare, formal)

1. one who digs, digger, excavator
2. a miner
3. a house-breaker, thief
4. a mouse, rat

   Synonyms: चूहा (cūhā), मूषक (mūṣak), मूश (mūś), पिंग (piṅg)

Declension

Declension of खनक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खनक khanak	खनक khanak
oblique	खनक khanak	खनकों khanakõ
vocative	खनक khanak	खनको khanako

Etymology 2

From खनकना (khanaknā, “to clink, jingle, clash, clatter”, verb), which is from Sanskrit खणखणायते (khaṇakhaṇāyate), from खणखणाय (khaṇakhaṇāya, “to utter or give out any peculiar sound, tick, tinkle, crack”, root), which is an onomatopoeia.

Noun

खनक • (khanak) f (Urdu spelling کھنک‎)

1. a ringing, clinking, jingling, tinkling, clashing or clanking sound
2. clattering (as of dishes)
3. the sound of wind

Declension

Declension of खनक (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खनक khanak	खनकें khanakẽ
oblique	खनक khanak	खनकों khanakõ
vocative	खनक khanak	खनको khanako

Further reading

• Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975) , “खनक”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.
• Platts, John T. (1884) , “खनक”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “खनक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬔᬦᬓ (Balinese script)
• খনক (Assamese script)
• খনক (Bengali script)
• 𑰏𑰡𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀔𑀦𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌖𑌨𑌕 (Grantha script)
• ખનક (Gujarati script)
• ꦑꦤꦏ (Javanese script)
• ಖನಕ (Kannada script)
• ခနက (Burmese script)
• 𑐏𑐣𑐎 (Newa script)
• ଖନକ (Oriya script)
• ꢓꢥꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆒𑆤𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖏𑖡𑖎 (Siddham script)
• ఖనక (Telugu script)
• ཁནཀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒐𑒢𑒏 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From खन् (khan, root) +‎ -अक (-aka).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʰɐ.n̪ɐ.kɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɐ.n̪ɐ.kɐ/

Noun

खनक • (khanaka) m

1. one who digs, digger, excavator
2. a miner
3. a house-breaker, thief
4. a mouse, rat

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:मूषक

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of खनक (khanaka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	खनकः khanakaḥ	खनकौ khanakau	खनकाः / खनकासः¹ khanakāḥ / khanakāsaḥ¹
Vocative	खनक khanaka	खनकौ khanakau	खनकाः / खनकासः¹ khanakāḥ / khanakāsaḥ¹
Accusative	खनकम् khanakam	खनकौ khanakau	खनकान् khanakān
Instrumental	खनकेन khanakena	खनकाभ्याम् khanakābhyām	खनकैः / खनकेभिः¹ khanakaiḥ / khanakebhiḥ¹
Dative	खनकाय khanakāya	खनकाभ्याम् khanakābhyām	खनकेभ्यः khanakebhyaḥ
Ablative	खनकात् khanakāt	खनकाभ्याम् khanakābhyām	खनकेभ्यः khanakebhyaḥ
Genitive	खनकस्य khanakasya	खनकयोः khanakayoḥ	खनकानाम् khanakānām
Locative	खनके khanake	खनकयोः khanakayoḥ	खनकेषु khanakeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Telugu: ఖనకుడు (khanakuḍu)
• → Hindi: खनक (khanak) (learned)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) , “खनक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 336.