ख़ून

See also: खन्

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • खून (khūn) — nuqtaless
  • ख़ूँ (xū̃), ख़ूं (xū̃), खूँ (khū̃), खूं (khū̃) — poetic, rare

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Iranian *wahūnīder.
Classical Persian خُون (xūn)bor.
Hindi ख़ून

    Borrowed from Classical Persian خُون (xūn). First attested in c. 1564 as Middle Hindi خون (xvn /⁠xūn⁠/).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /xuːn/, [xũːn], /kʰuːn/, [kʰũːn]
    • Audio (Delhi):(file)
    • Rhymes: -uːn

    Noun

    ख़ून • (xūn) m (Urdu spelling خون)

    1. blood
      Synonyms: लहू (lahū), रक्त (rakt), रुधिर (rudhir), लोह (loh), लोहू (lohū), अस्र (asra)
      भेड़िये के मुँह को इंसान का ख़ून लगा है।
      bheṛiye ke mũh ko insān kā xūn lagā hai.
      The wolf has cultivated a taste for human blood.
    2. killing, slaughter, murder
      Synonyms: हत्या (hatyā), क़त्ल (qatla)
      ख़ून कल इसी सड़क पे हुआ था।
      xūn kal isī saṛak pe huā thā.
      The murder happened in this street yesterday.

    Declension

    Declension of ख़ून (masc cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct ख़ून
    xūn     		ख़ून
    xūn
    oblique ख़ून
    xūn     		ख़ूनों
    xūnõ
    vocative ख़ून
    xūn     		ख़ूनो
    xūno

    Derived terms

    References

    1. ^ “خون”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
    • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “ख़ून”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
    • Platts, John T. (1884), “ख़ून”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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