खान

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʰɑːn/, [kʰä̃ːn]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀺 (khāṇi), 𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀻 (khāṇī), from Sanskrit खानि (khāni, “mine”). Doublet of खनि (khani) and खानि (khāni). Compare Punjabi ਖਾਣ (khāṇ), Gujarati ખાણ (khāṇ), ખાણી (khāṇī), Marathi खाण (khāṇ), and Bengali খাদ (khad).

Noun

खान • (khān) f (Urdu spelling کھان)

1. mine, quarry

   Synonym: खदान (khadān)

   मेरे पिता लोहे की खान में काम करते थे।

   mere pitā lohe kī khān mẽ kām karte the.

   My father used to work in an iron mine.

2. treasury; storehouse; repository

   Synonym: भंडार (bhaṇḍār)

Declension

Declension of खान (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खान khān	खानें khānẽ
oblique	खान khān	खानों khānõ
vocative	खान khān	खानो khāno

Etymology 2

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀸𑀡 (khāṇa), from Sanskrit खादन (khādana, “the act of eating”). Doublet of खाना (khānā) and खादन (khādan).

Noun

खान • (khān) m (Urdu spelling کھان) (now rare, chiefly in compounds)

1. food

   खान-पान ― khān-pān ― eating and drinking

Declension

Declension of खान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खान khān	खान khān
oblique	खान khān	खानों khānõ
vocative	खान khān	खानो khāno

Synonyms

• भोजन (bhojan)
• भक्षण (bhakṣaṇ)
• खाना (khānā)
• खादन (khādan)
• आश (āś)
• नमस् (namas)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

खान • (khān) m (Urdu spelling خان)

1. nuqtaless form of ख़ान (xān, “khan”)

Declension

Declension of खान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खान khān	खान khān
oblique	खान khān	खानों khānõ
vocative	खान khān	खानो khāno

Proper noun

खान • (khān) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling خان)

1. nuqtaless form of ख़ान (xān, “a surname from Persian, equivalent to English Khan.”)

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of खान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खान khān	खान khān
oblique	खान khān	खानों khānõ
vocative	खान khān	खानो khāno

Declension of खान (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खान khān	खानें khānẽ
oblique	खान khān	खानों khānõ
vocative	खान khān	खानो khāno

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “खान”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• “खान”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khān”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 204
• Platts, John T. (1884) “खान”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• খান (Assamese script)
• ᬔᬵᬦ (Balinese script)
• খান (Bengali script)
• 𑰏𑰯𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀔𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ခါန (Burmese script)
• ખાન (Gujarati script)
• ਖਾਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌖𑌾𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦑꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂎𑂰𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಖಾನ (Kannada script)
• ខាន (Khmer script)
• ຂານ (Lao script)
• ഖാന (Malayalam script)
• ᡘᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘏𑘰𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠻᠠᢗᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦯𑧑𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐏𑐵𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଖାନ (Odia script)
• ꢓꢵꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆒𑆳𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖏𑖯𑖡 (Siddham script)
• ඛාන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩝𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚋𑚭𑚝 (Takri script)
• க²ாந (Tamil script)
• ఖాన (Telugu script)
• ขาน (Thai script)
• ཁཱ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒐𑒰𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨌𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Sanskritization of Prakrit खाण (khāṇa), which is itself from Sanskrit खादन (khādana). Doublet of खादन (khādana).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʰɑː.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɑː.n̪ɐ/

Noun

खान • (khāna) stem, n

1. eating, food

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:खान

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of खान (khāna)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	खानम् khānam	खाने khāne	खानानि / खाना¹ khānāni / khānā¹
Vocative	खान khāna	खाने khāne	खानानि / खाना¹ khānāni / khānā¹
Accusative	खानम् khānam	खाने khāne	खानानि / खाना¹ khānāni / khānā¹
Instrumental	खानेन khānena	खानाभ्याम् khānābhyām	खानैः / खानेभिः¹ khānaiḥ / khānebhiḥ¹
Dative	खानाय khānāya	खानाभ्याम् khānābhyām	खानेभ्यः khānebhyaḥ
Ablative	खानात् khānāt	खानाभ्याम् khānābhyām	खानेभ्यः khānebhyaḥ
Genitive	खानस्य khānasya	खानयोः khānayoḥ	खानानाम् khānānām
Locative	खाने khāne	खानयोः khānayoḥ	खानेषु khāneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “खान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 339.
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “khāna”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “खान”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press