See also: खन्

Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian خون (xūn), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭭 (xūn). Compare Bengali খুন (khun), Gujarati ખૂન (khūn), Marathi खून (khūn), Punjabi ਖ਼ੂਨ (xūn), Kannada ಖೂನಿ (khūni).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /xuːn/, [xũːn], /kʰuːn/, [kʰũːn]
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  • Rhymes: -uːn

Noun

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ख़ून (xūnm (Urdu spelling خون)

  1. blood
    Synonyms: लहू (lahū), रक्त (rakt), रुधिर (rudhir), लोह (loh), लोहू (lohū), अस्र (asra)
    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.
  2. killing, slaughter, murder
    Synonyms: हत्या (hatyā), क़त्ल (qatla)
    ख़ून कल इसी सड़क पे हुआ था।
    xūn kal isī saṛak pe huā thā.
    The murder happened in this street yesterday.

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • 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.