ხანი

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Georgian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xani/, [χani]
  • Hyphenation: ხა‧ნი

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

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ხანი (xani)

  1. 32nd letter of the modern Georgian alphabet
Inflection
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Etymology 2

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From Old Georgian ხანი (xani).

Noun

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ხანი (xani) (uncountable)

  1. A period of time; time
  2. age
  3. hole
Inflection
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Descendants
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  • Armenian: խան (xan)Tbilisi
  • Bats: ხაჼ ()
  • Chechen: хан (xan)
  • Ingush: ха (xa)
  • Mingrelian: ხანი (xani)
  • Svan: ხა̈ნ (xän)
See also
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Etymology 3

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From Turkic khān ‘lord, prince’.

Noun

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ხანი (xani) (plural ხანები)

  1. khan
Inflection
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