χάνι

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خان (han) from Persian (xân).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxa.ni/
Hyphenation: χά‧νι
Homophone: χάνει (chánei)

Noun

χάνι • (cháni) n (plural χάνια)

caravanserai, khan for sense: caravanserai
(derogatory) a dirty hotel in poor condition

Declension

declension of χάνι

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	χάνι •	χάνια •
genitive	χανιού •	χανιών •
accusative	χάνι •	χάνια •
vocative	χάνι •	χάνια •

See also

Battle of Gravia Inn at Wikipedia (A battle, in 1821, at the χάνι of Gravia)

References

χάνι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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