-хана

See also: хана

Bashkir

Etymology

From Persian خانه (xâne, “house”).

Originally borrowed as part of composite nouns like китапхана (kitapxana, “library”), дарыухана (darıwxana, “pharmacy”), later became productive within Bashkir, adding to nouns of Persian, Arabic and Turkic origin.

Compare with suffixes of the same meaning and origin in other Turkic languages: Azerbaijani -xana, Kazakh -хана (-xana), Uzbek -xona, Kyrgyz -кана (-kana), Turkish -hane, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [χɑ.ˈnɑ], [χä.ˈnä]
• Hyphenation: -ха‧на

Suffix

-хана • (-xana)

1. An establishment where a specific type of products or services is available

Derived terms

Bashkir terms suffixed with -хана

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic	ـحانا
Cyrillic	-хана
Latin	-xana

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خٰانَه (-xāna, literally “-house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /χɑ.nɑ/
• Hyphenation: ха‧на

Suffix

-хана • (-xana)

1. An establishment where a specific type of products or services is available

Derived terms

Kazakh terms suffixed with -хана