खनि

खनि

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

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit खनि (khaní).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʰə.niː/, [kʰə.n̪iː]

Noun

खनि • (khani) f

1. (rare, formal) a mine

Declension

Declension of खनि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खनि khani	खनियाँ khaniyā̃
oblique	खनि khani	खनियों khaniyõ
vocative	खनि khani	खनियो khaniyo

References

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

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬔᬦᬶ (Balinese script)
• খনি (Assamese script)
• খনি (Bengali script)
• 𑰏𑰡𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀔𑀦𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌖𑌨𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ખનિ (Gujarati script)
• ਖਨਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦑꦤꦶ (Javanese script)
• ខនិ (Khmer script)
• ಖನಿ (Kannada script)
• ຂນິ (Lao script)
• ഖനി (Malayalam script)
• 𑘏𑘡𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠻᠠᠨᢈ (Mongolian script)
• ᡘᠠᠨᡳ (Manchu script)
• ခနိ (Burmese script)
• 𑦯𑧁𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐏𑐣𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଖନି (Oriya script)
• ꢓꢥꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆒𑆤𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖏𑖡𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ඛනි (Sinhalese script)
• ఖని (Telugu script)
• ขนิ (Thai script)
• ཁ་ནི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒐𑒢𑒱 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From the root खन् (khan, “to dig”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʰɐ.ní/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɐ.n̪i/

Noun

खनि • (khaní) f

1. a mine (especially of precious stones)
2. a quarry, cave

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of खनि (khaní)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	खनिः khaníḥ	खनी khanī́	खनयः khanáyaḥ
Vocative	खने kháne	खनी khánī	खनयः khánayaḥ
Accusative	खनिम् khaním	खनी khanī́	खनीः khanī́ḥ
Instrumental	खन्या khanyā̀	खनिभ्याम् khaníbhyām	खनिभिः khaníbhiḥ
Dative	खनये / खन्ये¹ / खन्यै² khanáye / khanyè¹ / khanyaì²	खनिभ्याम् khaníbhyām	खनिभ्यः khaníbhyaḥ
Ablative	खनेः / खन्याः² khanéḥ / khanyā̀ḥ²	खनिभ्याम् khaníbhyām	खनिभ्यः khaníbhyaḥ
Genitive	खनेः / खन्याः² khanéḥ / khanyā̀ḥ²	खन्योः khanyóḥ	खनीनाम् khanīnā́m
Locative	खनौ / खन्याम्² khanaú / khanyā̀m²	खन्योः khanyóḥ	खनिषु khaníṣu
Notes	¹Less common ²Later Sanskrit

Related terms

• खानि (khāni)

Descendants

• Khasa Prakrit:
  • Nepali: खानी (khānī)
• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Oriya: ଖନି (khôni)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀺 (khāṇi), 𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀻 (khāṇī)
  • Old Marathi:

    Devanagari: खाणी (khāṇī), खानी (khānī)

    Modi: 𑘏𑘰𑘜𑘲 (khāṇī), 𑘏𑘰𑘡𑘲 (khānī)

    • Marathi: खाण (khāṇ)
• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Takka Apabhramsa:
    • Punjabi:

      Gurmukhi: ਖਾਣ (khāṇ)

      Shahmukhi: کَھاݨ‎ (khāṇ)

  • Vracada Apabhramsa:
    • Sindhi:

      Arabic: کاڻِ‎

      Devanagari: खाणि

• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀺 (khāṇi), 𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀻 (khāṇī)
  • Gurjar Apabhramsa:
    • Old Gujarati:
      • Gujarati: ખાણ (khāṇ)
  • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
    • Hindustani:

      Hindi: खान (khān)

      Urdu: کَھان‎ (khān)

Borrowed terms

• Assamese: খনি (khoni)
• Kannada: ಖನಿ (khani)
• Malayalam: കേണി (kēṇi) (possibly)
• Marathi: खनि (khani)
• Telugu: ఖని (khani)
• Hindi: खनि (khani)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “Khaṇí”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 336.
• “खनि॑” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 144, column 1.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “khaní”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press