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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit खनिज (khanija, “gold or silver dug from mines”), which is analyzable as खनि (khani, “mine, quarry”) + -ज (-ja, “born from”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʰə.nɪd͡ʒ/,
Noun
खनिज • (khanij) m
- mineral
Declension
Declension of खनिज (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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खनिज khanij
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खनिज khanij
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oblique
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खनिज khanij
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खनिजों khanijõ
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vocative
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खनिज khanij
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खनिजो khanijo
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Adjective
खनिज • (khanij) (indeclinable)
- (relational) mineral
Sanskrit
Pronunciation
Noun
खनिज • (khanija) stem, m
- gold or silver obtained through mines, pits or quarries
Descendants