खणप

Konkani

Alternative forms

• खण्चे (khaṇce)

Etymology

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀔𑀡𑀇 (khaṇaï), from Sanskrit खनति (khanati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kánati (“to dig”). Cognate with Marathi खणणे (khaṇṇe) and Persian کندن (kandan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰəɳəp]

Verb

खणप • (khaṇap) (Latin script khonnop, Kannada script ಖಣಪ್)

1. to dig

References

• Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet‎^[1]