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)
- caravanserai, khan for sense: caravanserai
- (derogatory) a dirty hotel in poor condition
Declension
| 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