ख़ाना

See also: खाना

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خانه (xāna), from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠 (BYTA /⁠xānag⁠/). Compare Bengali -খানা (-khana), Punjabi ਖਾਨਾ (khānā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /xɑː.nɑː/, [xäː.näː], /kʰɑː.nɑː/, [kʰäː.näː]

Noun

ख़ाना • (xānām (Urdu spelling خانہ)

  1. (in compounds) place, site, dwelling
  2. box, small container
    Synonyms: डिब्बा (ḍibbā), बक्सा (baksā)
  3. compartment, drawer

Declension

Declension of ख़ाना (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct ख़ाना
xānā
ख़ाने
xāne
oblique ख़ाने
xāne
ख़ानों
xānõ
vocative ख़ाने
xāne
ख़ानो
xāno

Derived terms