χάνι

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خان (han) from Persian خان (xân).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxa.ni/
• Hyphenation: χά‧νι
• Homophone: χάνει (chánei)

Noun

χάνι • (cháni) n (plural χάνια)

1. caravanserai, khan for sense: caravanserai
2. (derogatory) a dirty hotel in poor condition

Declension

Declension of χάνι

	singular	plural
nominative	χάνι (cháni)	χάνια (chánia)
genitive	χανιού (chanioú)	χανιών (chanión)
accusative	χάνι (cháni)	χάνια (chánia)
vocative	χάνι (cháni)	χάνια (chánia)

See also

Battle of Gravia Inn at Wikipedia (A battle, in 1821, at the χάνι of Gravia)

References

• χάνι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language