खान-पान

Hindi

Etymology

Dvandva compound of खाना (khānā, “to eat”) +‎ पान (pān, “drinking”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʰɑːn.pɑːn/, [kʰä̃ːn.pä̃ːn]

Noun

खान-पान • (khān-pān) m (Urdu spelling کھان پان)

1. cuisine, particular food
2. eating and drinking, having a meal

   Synonym: खाना-पीना (khānā-pīnā)

Declension

Declension of खान-पान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खान-पान khān-pān	खान-पान khān-pān
oblique	खान-पान khān-pān	खान-पानों khān-pānõ
vocative	खान-पान khān-pān	खान-पानो khān-pāno

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खान-पान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press