खनि

See also: खन्, खान, खानि, खाना, ख़ाना, खानु, खाने, खानो, खानों, ख़ून, खेना, and खोना

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit खनि (khaní).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʰə.niː/, [kʰɐ.niː]

Noun

खनि • (khani) f

1. (rare, formal) a mine

Declension

Declension of खनि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खनि khani	खनियाँ khaniyā̃
oblique	खनि khani	खनियों khaniyõ
vocative	खनि khani	खनियो khaniyo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “खनि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• খনি (Assamese script)
• ᬔᬦᬶ (Balinese script)
• খনি (Bengali script)
• 𑰏𑰡𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀔𑀦𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ခနိ (Burmese script)
• ખનિ (Gujarati script)
• ਖਨਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌖𑌨𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦑꦤꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂎𑂢𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಖನಿ (Kannada script)
• ខនិ (Khmer script)
• ຂນິ (Lao script)
• ഖനി (Malayalam script)
• ᡘᠠᠨᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘏𑘡𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠻᠠᠨᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦯𑧁𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐏𑐣𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଖନି (Odia script)
• ꢓꢥꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆒𑆤𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖏𑖡𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ඛනි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩝𑩯𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚋𑚝𑚮 (Takri script)
• க²நி (Tamil script)
• ఖని (Telugu script)
• ขนิ (Thai script)
• ཁ་ནི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒐𑒢𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨌𑨝𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root खन् (khan, “to dig”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʰɐ.ní/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /kʰɐ.n̪i/

Noun

खनि • (khaní) stem, f

1. a mine (especially of precious stones)
2. a quarry, cave

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of खनि

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	खनिः (khaníḥ)	खनी (khanī́)	खनयः (khanáyaḥ)
vocative	खने (kháne)	खनी (khánī)	खनयः (khánayaḥ)
accusative	खनिम् (khaním)	खनी (khanī́)	खनीः (khanī́ḥ)
instrumental	खन्या (khanyā́) खनी¹ (khanī́¹)	खनिभ्याम् (khaníbhyām)	खनिभिः (khaníbhiḥ)
dative	खनये (khanáye) खन्यै² (khanyaí²) खनी¹ (khanī́¹)	खनिभ्याम् (khaníbhyām)	खनिभ्यः (khaníbhyaḥ)
ablative	खनेः (khanéḥ) खन्याः² (khanyā́ḥ²) खन्यै³ (khanyaí³)	खनिभ्याम् (khaníbhyām)	खनिभ्यः (khaníbhyaḥ)
genitive	खनेः (khanéḥ) खन्याः² (khanyā́ḥ²) खन्यै³ (khanyaí³)	खन्योः (khanyóḥ)	खनीनाम् (khanīnā́m)
locative	खनौ (khanaú) खन्याम्² (khanyā́m²) खना¹ (khanā́¹)	खन्योः (khanyóḥ)	खनिषु (khaníṣu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Later Sanskrit
• ³Brāhmaṇas

Related terms

• खानि (khāni)

Descendants

• Khasa Prakrit:
  • Nepali: खानी (khānī)
• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Odia: ଖନି (khani)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀺 (khāṇi), 𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀻 (khāṇī)
  • Old Marathi:

    Devanagari script: खाणी (khāṇī), खानी (khānī)

    Modi script: 𑘏𑘰𑘜𑘲 (khāṇī), 𑘏𑘰𑘡𑘲 (khānī)

    • Marathi: खाण (khāṇ)
• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Takka Apabhramsa:
    • Punjabi:

      Gurmukhi script: ਖਾਣ (khāṇ)

      Shahmukhi script: کَھاݨ

  • Vracada Apabhramsa:
    • Sindhi:

      Arabic script: کاڻِ

      Devanagari script: खाणि

• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀺 (khāṇi), 𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀻 (khāṇī)
  • Gurjara Apabhramsa:
    • Old Gujarati:
      • Gujarati: ખાણ (khāṇ)
  • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
    • Hindustani:

      Hindi: खान (khān)

      Urdu: کَھان (khān)

Borrowed terms

• Assamese: খনি (khoni)
• Kannada: ಖನಿ (khani)
• Malayalam: കേണി (kēṇi) (possibly)
• Marathi: खनि (khani)
• Telugu: ఖని (khani)
• Hindi: खनि (khani)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “Khaṇí”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 336.
• “खनि॑” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 144, column 1.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khaní”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press