Urdu edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Bengali খুলনা (khulna).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

کُھلْنَا (khulnām (Hindi spelling खुलना)

  1. Khulna (the capital city of Khulna Division, Bangladesh)

Verb edit

کُھلْنا (khulnā) (Hindi spelling खुलना)

  1. to open
  2. to expand
  3. to unravel

Etymology 2 edit

Urdu verb set
کِھلْنا (khilnā)
کِھلانا (khilānā)
کِھلْوانا (khilvānā)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑀺𑀮𑀢𑀺 (*khilati), *𑀔𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀢𑀺 (*khillati). Cognate with Gujarati ખીલવું (khīlvũ).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

کِھلْنا (khilnā) (Hindi spelling खिलना)

  1. to flower
  2. to blossom
  3. to bloom
  4. to swell
  5. to open
  6. to expand