χάνι

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خان (han) from Persian خان (xân).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxa.ni/
• Hyphenation: χά‧νι
• Homophone: χάνει (chánei)

Noun

χάνι • (cháni) n (plural χάνια)

1. caravanserai, khan for sense: caravanserai
2. (derogatory) a dirty hotel in poor condition

Declension

Declension of χάνι

	singular	plural
nominative	χάνι •	χάνια •
genitive	χανιού •	χανιών •
accusative	χάνι •	χάνια •
vocative	χάνι •	χάνια •

See also

Battle of Gravia Inn at Wikipedia (A battle, in 1821, at the χάνι of Gravia)

References

• “χάνι”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998