खनक

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kʰə.nək/, [kʰɐ.nɐk]

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit खनक (khanaka).

Noun

खनक • (khanak) m (rare, formal)

  1. one who digs, digger, excavator
  2. a miner
  3. a house-breaker, thief
  4. a mouse, rat
    Synonyms: चूहा (cūhā), मूषक (mūṣak), मूश (mūś), पिंग (piṅg)
Declension

Etymology 2

From खनकना (khanaknā, to clink, jingle, clash, clatter, verb), which is from Sanskrit खणखणायते (khaṇakhaṇāyate), from खणखणाय (khaṇakhaṇāya, to utter or give out any peculiar sound, tick, tinkle, crack, root), which is an onomatopoeia.

Noun

खनक • (khanak) f (Urdu spelling کھنک)

  1. a ringing, clinking, jingling, tinkling, clashing or clanking sound
  2. clattering (as of dishes)
  3. the sound of wind
Declension

Further reading

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From खन् (khan, root) + -अक (-aka).

Pronunciation

Noun

खनक • (khanaka) stem, m

  1. one who digs, digger, excavator
  2. a miner
  3. a house-breaker, thief
  4. a mouse, rat
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:मूषक

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of खनक (khanaka)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative खनकः
khanakaḥ
खनकौ / खनका¹
khanakau / khanakā¹
खनकाः / खनकासः¹
khanakāḥ / khanakāsaḥ¹
Vocative खनक
khanaka
खनकौ / खनका¹
khanakau / khanakā¹
खनकाः / खनकासः¹
khanakāḥ / khanakāsaḥ¹
Accusative खनकम्
khanakam
खनकौ / खनका¹
khanakau / khanakā¹
खनकान्
khanakān
Instrumental खनकेन
khanakena
खनकाभ्याम्
khanakābhyām
खनकैः / खनकेभिः¹
khanakaiḥ / khanakebhiḥ¹
Dative खनकाय
khanakāya
खनकाभ्याम्
khanakābhyām
खनकेभ्यः
khanakebhyaḥ
Ablative खनकात्
khanakāt
खनकाभ्याम्
khanakābhyām
खनकेभ्यः
khanakebhyaḥ
Genitive खनकस्य
khanakasya
खनकयोः
khanakayoḥ
खनकानाम्
khanakānām
Locative खनके
khanake
खनकयोः
khanakayoḥ
खनकेषु
khanakeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Telugu: ఖనకుడు (khanakuḍu)
  • Hindi: खनक (khanak) (learned)

Further reading

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