खनिज
See also: खनीज
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit खनिज (khanija, “gold or silver dug from mines”), which is analyzable as खनि (khani, “mine, quarry”) + -ज (-ja, “born from”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kʰə.nɪd͡ʒ/, [kʰə.n̪ɪd͡ʒ]
Noun
खनिज • (khanij) m
- mineral
Declension
Declension of खनिज (masc cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | खनिज khanij | खनिज khanij |
oblique | खनिज khanij | खनिजों khanijõ |
vocative | खनिज khanij | खनिजो khanijo |
Adjective
खनिज • (khanij) (indeclinable)
- (relational) mineral
Sanskrit
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /kʰɐ.ni.d͡ʑɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʰɐ.n̪i.d͡ʑɐ/
Noun
खनिज • (khanija) m
- gold or silver obtained through mines, pits or quarries
Descendants
- Assamese: খনিজ (khoniz)
- Kannada: ಖನಿಜ (khanija)
- Oriya: ଖନିଜ (khônijô)
- Pali: khaṇija
- Punjabi: ਖਣਿਜ (khaṇij)
- Sinhalese: ඛනිජ (khanija)
- Tamil: கனிசவஸ்து (kaṉicavastu) (first element)