खाण

See also: खणणे, खण, खाणु, खाणे, and खाणौ

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘏𑘰𑘜𑘲 (khāṇī), 𑘏𑘰𑘡𑘲 (khānī), from Prakrit 𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀺 (khāṇi), 𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀻 (khāṇī), from Sanskrit खानि (khāni). Compare Konkani खण (khaṇ), Gujarati ખાણ (khāṇ), Hindustani کَھان (khān) / खान (khān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰaɳ/

Noun

खाण • (khāṇ) f (plural खाणी)

1. a mine

Derived terms

• कोळशाची खाण (koḷśācī khāṇ, “coal mine”)
• खाणकाम (khāṇkām, “mining”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “खाण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “खाण”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “खाण”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khāni”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Prakrit

Noun

खाण (khāṇa) n

1. Devanagari script form of 𑀔𑀸𑀡 (“food”)