Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian کان کنی (kān-kanī), from کان (kān, a mine).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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کان کَنی (kān kanīf (Hindi spelling कान कनी)

  1. mining profession, working in a mine
  2. mining

References

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  • کان+کنی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • کان+کنی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.