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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani کھانا (khānā) / खाना (khānā), from Sanskrit खादन (khādana), from खाद् (khād, “to eat”, root) + -अन (-ana), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kʰād-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷh₂ed-.
Noun
khana (plural khanas)
- (India, Pakistan) food, a meal
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Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀔𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- खन (Devanagari script)
- খন (Bengali script)
- ඛන (Sinhalese script)
- ခန or ၶၼ (Burmese script)
- ขน or ขะนะ (Thai script)
- ᨡᨶ (Tai Tham script)
- ຂນ or ຂະນະ (Lao script)
- ខន (Khmer script)
- 𑄈𑄚 (Chakma script)
Alternative forms
- khaṇa (Latin script)
- 𑀔𑀡 (Brahmi script)
- खण (Devanagari script)
- খণ (Bengali script)
- ඛණ (Sinhalese script)
- ခဏ or ၶꧣ (Burmese script)
- ขณ or ขะณะ (Thai script)
- ᨡᨱ (Tai Tham script)
- ຂຓ or ຂະຓະ (Lao script)
- ខណ (Khmer script)
- 𑄈𑄕 (Chakma script)
Verb
khana
- imperative active second-person singular of khanati (“to dig”)