khaṇana
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sanskrit खनन (khanana). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀔𑀡𑀡 (khaṇaṇa). By surface analysis, khaṇ (root) + -ana . Related to khaṇati.
Noun edit
khaṇana n
- act of digging
Declension edit
Declension table of "khaṇana" (neuter)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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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 edit
- 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