ख़िज़ाँ

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • ख़ज़ाँ (xazā̃)
  • ख़िजाँ (xijā̃), खिज़ाँ (khizā̃), खिजाँ (khijā̃)nuqtaless
  • ख़िज़ां (xizā̃), ख़िजां (xijā̃), खिज़ां (khizā̃), खिजां (khijā̃)anusvara form

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خزان (xazān), probably from Bactrian.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /xɪ.zɑ̃ː/, [xɪ.zä̃ː], /kʰɪ.d͡ʒɑ̃ː/, [kʰɪ.d͡ʒä̃ː], /kʰɪ.zɑ̃ː/, [kʰɪ.zä̃ː], /kʰɪ.d͡ʒɑ̃ː/, [kʰɪ.d͡ʒä̃ː]

Noun

ख़िज़ाँ • (xizā̃f (Urdu spelling خزاں)

  1. fall (season), autumn
  2. decay
  3. (figurative) autumn, old age
    Antonyms: बहार (bahār), बहाराँ (bahārā̃)