ख़ून

ख़ून

See also: खन्

Hindi

Alternative forms

• खून (khūn)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian خون‎ (xun), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭭‎ (xūn).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /xuːn/, [xũːn̪], /kʰuːn/, [kʰũːn̪]
• Rhymes: -uːn

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Noun

ख़ून • (xūn) m (Urdu spelling خون‎)

1. blood

   भेड़िये के मुँह को इंसान का ख़ून लगा है।

   bheṛiye ke mũh ko insān kā xūn lagā hai.

   The wolf has cultivated a taste for human blood.

   Synonyms: लहू (lahū), रक्त (rakt), रुधिर (rudhir), लोह (loh), लोहू (lohū), अस्र (asra)

2. killing, slaughter, murder

   ख़ून कल इसी सड़क पे हुआ था।

   xūn kal isī saṛak pe huā thā.

   The murder happened in this street yesterday.

   Synonyms: हत्या (hatyā), क़त्ल (qatla)

Declension

Declension of ख़ून (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ख़ून xūn	ख़ून xūn
oblique	ख़ून xūn	ख़ूनों xūnõ
vocative	ख़ून xūn	ख़ूनो xūno

Derived terms

• ख़ून करना (xūn karnā)
• ख़ूनी (xūnī)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “ख़ून”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884), “ख़ून”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.