Hindi

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Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʰɑː.nɑː/, [kʰäː.näː]
  • Audio (India):(file)

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀸𑀡 (khāṇa), from Sanskrit खादन (khādana, the act of eating; food) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Doublet of खान (khān) and खादन (khādan).

Noun

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खाना (khānām (Urdu spelling کھانا)

  1. food, meal
    इस होटल में अच्छा खाना मिल सकता है
    is hoṭal mẽ acchā khānā mil saktā hai.
    You can get good food in this hotel.
Declension
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Synonyms
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Descendants
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  • Assamese: খানা (khana)
  • Bengali: খানা (khana)

Etymology 2

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Hindi verb set
खाना (khānā)
खिलाना (khilānā)
खिलवाना (khilvānā)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀸𑀤𑀺 (khādi), from Sanskrit खादति (khādati). Cognate with Konkani खाव्चे (khāvce), Gujarati ખાવું (khāvũ), Marathi खाणे (khāṇe), Sindhi کائِڻُ / खाइणु, Punjabi ਖਾਣਾ (khāṇā) / کھانا (khānā), Nepali खानु (khānu), Garhwali खाणु (khāṇu), Bhojpuri खाईल (khāīl), Bengali খাওয়া (khaōẇa), Assamese খা (kha), Sylheti ꠈꠣꠃꠣ (xáua), Rajbanshi खाबा, Sinhalese කනවා (kanawā), Dhivehi ކަނީ (kanī).

Verb

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खाना (khānā) (Urdu spelling کھانا)

  1. to eat, subsist on
    हिन्दू धर्म के अनुसार, गाय का माँस नहीं खाना चाहिए
    hindū dharm ke anusār, gāy kā mā̃s nahī̃ khānā cāhie.
    According to the Hindu religion, you should not eat beef.
  2. (idiomatic) to obtain (usually by wrong means)
    पैसे खानाpaise khānāto obtain money by wrong means
  3. to accept, receive (often of physical violence)
    थप्पड़ खानाthappaṛ khānāto be slapped
Conjugation
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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खाना (khānām

  1. nuqtaless form of ख़ाना (xānā)

Further reading

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian خانه (xāna).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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खाना (khānām

  1. place

Further reading

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Nepali

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kʰänä]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: खाना

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Khasa Prakrit 𑀔𑀸𑀡 (khāṇa), from Sanskrit खादन (khādana, the act of eating; food) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Related to खानु (khānu, to eat).

Noun

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खाना (khānā)

  1. food
Declension
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Declension of खाना
Singular Plural
nominative खाना [kʰänä] खानाहरू [kʰänä̤ːɾu]
accusative खानालाई [kʰänäläi] खानाहरूलाई [kʰänä̤ːɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative खानाले [kʰänäle] खानाहरूले [kʰänä̤ːɾule]
dative खानालाई [kʰänäläi] खानाहरूलाई [kʰänä̤ːɾuläi]
ablative खानाबाट [kʰänäbäʈʌ] खानाहरूबाट [kʰänä̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
genitive खानाको [kʰänäko] खानाहरूको [kʰänä̤ːɾuko]
locative खानामा [kʰänämä] खानाहरूमा [kʰänä̤ːɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Classical Persian خانه (xāne).

Noun

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खाना (khānā)

  1. compartment
Declension
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Declension of खाना
Singular Plural
nominative खाना [kʰänä] खानाहरू [kʰänä̤ːɾu]
accusative खानालाई [kʰänäläi] खानाहरूलाई [kʰänä̤ːɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative खानाले [kʰänäle] खानाहरूले [kʰänä̤ːɾule]
dative खानालाई [kʰänäläi] खानाहरूलाई [kʰänä̤ːɾuläi]
ablative खानाबाट [kʰänäbäʈʌ] खानाहरूबाट [kʰänä̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
genitive खानाको [kʰänäko] खानाहरूको [kʰänä̤ːɾuko]
locative खानामा [kʰänämä] खानाहरूमा [kʰänä̤ːɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “खाना”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “खाना”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar