𑀔𑀡𑀤𑀺

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Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit खनति (khánati). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀔𑀡𑀇 (khaṇaï), Pali khanati.

Verb

𑀔𑀡𑀤𑀺 (khaṇadi) (Devanagari खणदि) (transitive) (Śaurasenī)

  1. to dig

Descendants

  • Hindustani: khannā
    Hindi: खनना
    Urdu: کَھنْنا (khannā)

Further reading

  • Sir George Abraham Grierson (1924) “The Prakrit Dhātv-ādēśas: According to the Western and the Eastern Schools of Prakrit Grammarians.”, in Memoirs of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, volume VIII, number 2, Calcutta, page 130.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khaṇaï”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press