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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Hindi बखान (bakhāna), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀡 (vakkhāṇa), from Sanskrit व्याख्यान (vyākhyā́na), from ख्या (khyā). Doublet of व्याख्यान (vyākhyān, “lecture”).
Pronunciation
Noun
बखान • (bakhān) m (Urdu spelling بکھان)
- praise
- Synonyms: तारीफ़ (tārīf), प्रशंसा (praśansā)
2018 February 8, “अमित शाह के पहले राज्यसभा भाषण की 20 अहम बातें [amit śāh ke pahle rājyasbhā bhāṣaṇ kī 20 aham bātẽ]”, in BBC Hindi:क़रीब सवा घंटे के भाषण में उन्होंने केंद्र सरकार की उपलब्धियों का बखान किया और विपक्षी दल कांग्रेस पर प्रहार करने से भी वह नहीं चूके.- qarīb savā ghaṇṭe ke bhāṣaṇ mẽ unhõne kendra sarkār kī uplabdhiyõ kā bakhān kiyā aur vipakṣī dal kāṅgres par prahār karne se bhī vah nahī̃ cūke.
- During a nearly hour and fifteen minute-long speech he praised the achievements of the central government and did not miss any chance to strike at the opposition party Congress.
- a broad description, account
Declension
Declension of बखान (masc cons-stem)
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plural
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बखान
bakhān
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बखान
bakhān
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| oblique
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बखान
bakhān
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बखानों
bakhānõ
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| vocative
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बखान
bakhān
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बखानो
bakhāno
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Derived terms
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बखान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Misra, Bal Govind (1967) Historical Phonology of Modern Standard Hindi: Proto-Indo-European to the Present, Cornell University, page 197