khaṇana

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀔𑀡𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• खणन (Devanagari script)
• খণন (Bengali script)
• ඛණන (Sinhalese script)
• ခဏန or ၶꧣၼ (Burmese script)
• ขณน or ขะณะนะ (Thai script)
• ᨡᨱᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ຂຓນ or ຂະຓະນະ (Lao script)
• ខណន (Khmer script)
• 𑄈𑄕𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit खनन (khanana). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀔𑀡𑀡 (khaṇaṇa). By surface analysis, khaṇ (root) +‎ -ana . Related to khaṇati.

Noun

khaṇana n

1. act of digging

Declension

Declension table of "khaṇana" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	khaṇanaṃ	khaṇanāni
Accusative (second)	khaṇanaṃ	khaṇanāni
Instrumental (third)	khaṇanena	khaṇanehi or khaṇanebhi
Dative (fourth)	khaṇanassa or khaṇanāya or khaṇanatthaṃ	khaṇanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	khaṇanasmā or khaṇanamhā or khaṇanā	khaṇanehi or khaṇanebhi
Genitive (sixth)	khaṇanassa	khaṇanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	khaṇanasmiṃ or khaṇanamhi or khaṇane	khaṇanesu
Vocative (calling)	khaṇana	khaṇanāni

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khanana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 200
• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “khaṇana”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 231