کھلنا

Urdu

Etymology 1

From Bengali খুলনা (khulna).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

کُھلْنَا • (khulnām (Hindi spelling खुलना)

  1. Khulna (the capital city of Khulna Division, Bangladesh)

Verb

کُھلْنا • (khulnā) (Hindi spelling खुलना)

  1. to open
  2. to expand
  3. to unravel

Etymology 2

Urdu verb set
کِھلْنا (khilnā)
کِھلانا (khilānā)
کِھلْوانا (khilvānā)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑀺𑀮𑁆 (*khil)/*𑀔𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮𑁆 (*khill) +‎ ـنا (-nā, verbal suffix). Cognate with Gujarati ખીલવું (khīlvũ).

Pronunciation

Verb

کِھلْنا • (khilnā) (Hindi spelling खिलना)

  1. to flower
  2. to blossom
  3. to bloom
  4. to swell
  5. to open
  6. to expand