ख़ानाबदोश
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian خانهبهدوش (xâne-be-duš).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰɑː.nɑː.bə.d̪oːʃ/, /xɑː.nɑː.bə.d̪oːʃ/
Noun
ख़ानाबदोश • (xānābadoś) m (Urdu spelling خانہ بدوش)
- wanderer, vagabond, nomad
- Synonyms: बंजारा (bañjārā), यायावर (yāyāvar)
Declension
| Declension of ख़ानाबदोश | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | ख़ानाबदोश (xānābdoś) | ख़ानाबदोश (xānābdoś) |
| Oblique | ख़ानाबदोश (xānābdoś) | ख़ानाबदोशों (xānābdośõ) |
| Vocative | ख़ानाबदोश (xānābdoś) | ख़ानाबदोशो (xānābdośo) |
Derived terms
- ख़नाबदोशी (xānābadośī)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ख़ाना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 235