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Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1 Learned borrowing from Sanskrit खनक ( khanaka ) .
Noun खनक • (khanak ) m ( rare , formal )
one who digs , digger , excavator
a miner
a house -breaker , thief
a mouse , rat
Synonyms: चूहा ( cūhā ) , मूषक ( mūṣak ) , मूश ( mūś ) , पिंग ( piṅg )
Declension
Declension of खनक (masc cons-stem )
singular
plural
direct
खनक khanak
खनक khanak
oblique
खनक khanak
खनकों khanakõ
vocative
खनक khanak
खनको khanako
Etymology 2 From खनकना ( khanaknā , “ to clink, jingle, clash, clatter ” , verb ) , which is from Sanskrit खणखणायते ( khaṇakhaṇāyate ) , from खणखणाय ( khaṇakhaṇāya , “ to utter or give out any peculiar sound , tick , tinkle , crack ” , root ) , which is an onomatopoeia .
Noun खनक • (khanak ) f Urdu spelling کھنک
a ringing , clinking , jingling , tinkling , clashing or clanking sound
clattering ( as of dishes ) the sound of wind
Declension
Declension of खनक (fem cons-stem )
singular
plural
direct
खनक khanak
खनकें khanakẽ
oblique
खनक khanak
खनकों khanakõ
vocative
खनक khanak
खनको khanako
Further reading Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975 ) “खनक Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words]Platts, John T. (1884 ) “खनक A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English , London: W. H. Allen & Co.McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993 ) “खनक The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary , London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts Alternative scripts
খনক ( Assamese script ) ᬔᬦᬓ ( Balinese script ) খনক ( Bengali script ) 𑰏𑰡𑰎 ( Bhaiksuki script ) 𑀔𑀦𑀓 ( Brahmi script ) ခနက ( Burmese script ) ખનક ( Gujarati script ) ਖਨਕ ( Gurmukhi script ) 𑌖𑌨𑌕 ( Grantha script ) ꦑꦤꦏ ( Javanese script ) 𑂎𑂢𑂍 ( Kaithi script ) ಖನಕ ( Kannada script ) ខនក ( Khmer script ) ຂນກ ( Lao script ) ഖനക ( Malayalam script ) ᡘᠠᠨᠠᡬᠠ ( Manchu script ) 𑘏𑘡𑘎 ( Modi script ) ᠻᠠᠨᠠᢉᠠ ( Mongolian script ) 𑦯𑧁𑦮 ( Nandinagari script ) 𑐏𑐣𑐎 ( Newa script ) ଖନକ ( Odia script ) ꢓꢥꢒ ( Saurashtra script ) 𑆒𑆤𑆑 ( Sharada script ) 𑖏𑖡𑖎 ( Siddham script ) ඛනක ( Sinhalese script ) 𑩝𑩯𑩜 ( Soyombo script ) 𑚋𑚝𑚊 ( Takri script ) க²நக ( Tamil script ) ఖనక ( Telugu script ) ขนก ( Thai script ) ཁ་ན་ཀ ( Tibetan script ) 𑒐𑒢𑒏 ( Tirhuta script ) 𑨌𑨝𑨋 ( Zanabazar Square script )
Etymology From खन् ( khan , root ) + -अक ( -aka ) .
Pronunciation
Noun खनक • (khanaka ) stem , m
one who digs , digger , excavator
a miner
a house -breaker , thief
a mouse , rat
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:मूषक
Declension
Descendants → Telugu: ఖనకుడు ( khanakuḍu ) → Hindi: खनक ( khanak ) ( learned )
Further reading