खाना

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Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʰɑː.nɑː/,
  • Audio (India):(file)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀸𑀡 (khāṇa), from Sanskrit खादन (khādana, the act of eating; food) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Doublet of खान (khān) and खादन (khādan).

Noun

खाना (khānām (Urdu spelling کھانا)

  1. food, meal
    इस होटल में अच्छा खाना मिल सकता है
    is hoṭal mẽ acchā khānā mil saktā hai.
    You can get good food in this hotel.
Declension
Synonyms
Descendants
  • Assamese: খানা (khana)
  • Bengali: খানা (khana)

Etymology 2

Hindi verb set
खाना (khānā)
खिलाना (khilānā)
खिलवाना (khilvānā)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀸𑀤𑀺 (khādi), from Sanskrit खादति (khādati). Cognate with Konkani खाव्चे (khāvce), Gujarati ખાવું (khāvũ), Marathi खाणे (khāṇe), Sindhi کائِڻُ / खाइणु, Punjabi ਖਾਣਾ (khāṇā) / کھانا (khānā), Nepali खानु (khānu), Garhwali खाणु (khāṇu), Bhojpuri खाईल (khāīl), Bengali খাওয়া (khaōẇa), Assamese খা (kha), Sylheti ꠈꠣꠃꠣ (xáua), Rajbanshi खाबा, Sinhalese කනවා (kanawā), Dhivehi ކަނީ (kanī).

Verb

खाना (khānā) (Urdu spelling کھانا)

  1. to eat, subsist on
    हिन्दू धर्म के अनुसार, गाय का माँस नहीं खाना चाहिए
    hindū dharm ke anusār, gāy kā mā̃s nahī̃ khānā cāhie.
    According to the Hindu religion, you should not eat beef.
  2. (idiomatic) to obtain (usually by wrong means)
    पैसे खानाpaise khānāto obtain money by wrong means
  3. to accept, receive (often of physical violence)
    थप्पड़ खानाthappaṛ khānāto be slapped
Conjugation

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

खाना (khānām

  1. nuqtaless form of ख़ाना (xānā)

Further reading

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خانه (xāna).

Pronunciation

Noun

खाना (khānām

  1. place

Further reading

Nepali

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Phonetic Devanagari: खाना

Etymology 1

Inherited from Khasa Prakrit 𑀔𑀸𑀡 (khāṇa), from Sanskrit खादन (khādana, the act of eating; food) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Related to खानु (khānu, to eat).

Noun

खाना (khānā)

  1. food
Declension
Declension of खाना
Singular Plural
nominative खाना खानाहरू
accusative खानालाई खानाहरूलाई
instrumental/ergative खानाले खानाहरूले
dative खानालाई खानाहरूलाई
ablative खानाबाट खानाहरूबाट
genitive खानाको खानाहरूको
locative खानामा खानाहरूमा
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian خانه (xāne).

Noun

खाना (khānā)

  1. compartment
Declension
Declension of खाना
Singular Plural
nominative खाना खानाहरू
accusative खानालाई खानाहरूलाई
instrumental/ergative खानाले खानाहरूले
dative खानालाई खानाहरूलाई
ablative खानाबाट खानाहरूबाट
genitive खानाको खानाहरूको
locative खानामा खानाहरूमा
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “खाना”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “खाना”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar