खानु

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Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit खादति (khā́dati).

Pronunciation

Verb

खानु (khānu)

  1. to eat
    हिन्दुहरूको धार्मिक मान्यता अनुसार गाईको मासु खानु हुँदैन ।
    hinduharūko dhārmik mānyatā anusār gāīko māsu khānu hũdaina .
    According to Hindu religious belief, beef must not be eaten.
  2. to drink
    रक्सी नखानोस्  ―  raksī nakhānos  ―  Don't drink liquor.
  3. to taste
  4. to smoke
    चुरोट नखानुभएकोमा धन्यबाद ।
    curoṭ nakhānubhaekomā dhanyabād .
    Thank you for not smoking.
  5. to live, to subsist
  6. to use up and not return (something belonging to someone else)

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Further reading

  • खानु”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś), Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “खानु”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “खानु”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner