ख़ानसामा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• ख़ानसामाँ (xānsāmā̃)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خانسامان (xān-sāmān).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /xɑːn.sɑː.mɑː/, [xä̃ːn.säː.mäː], /kʰɑːn.sɑː.mɑː/, [kʰä̃ːn.säː.mäː]

Noun

ख़ानसामा • (xānsāmā) m (Urdu spelling خانساما)

1. butler
2. cook

Declension

Declension of ख़ानसामा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ख़ानसामा xānsāmā	ख़ानसामे xānsāme
oblique	ख़ानसामे xānsāme	ख़ानसामों xānsāmõ
vocative	ख़ानसामे xānsāme	ख़ानसामो xānsāmo

Descendants

• → Burmese: ခန်တမာ (hkanta.ma)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ख़ानसामा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press