खनिज

See also: खनीज

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit खनिज (khanija, “gold or silver dug from mines”), which is analyzable as खनि (khani, “mine, quarry”) +‎ -ज (-ja, “born from”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʰə.nɪd͡ʒ/, [kʰɐ.nɪd͡ʒ]

Noun

खनिज • (khanij) m

1. mineral

Declension

Declension of खनिज (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खनिज khanij	खनिज khanij
oblique	खनिज khanij	खनिजों khanijõ
vocative	खनिज khanij	खनिजो khanijo

Adjective

खनिज • (khanij) (indeclinable)

1. (relational) mineral

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʰɐ.ni.d͡ʑɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /kʰɐ.n̪i.d͡ʑɐ/

Noun

खनिज • (khanija) stem, m

1. gold or silver obtained through mines, pits or quarries

Descendants

• Assamese: খনিজ (khoniz)
• Kannada: ಖನಿಜ (khanija)
• Odia: ଖନିଜ (khanija)
• Pali: khaṇija
• Punjabi: ਖਣਿਜ (khaṇij)
• Sinhalese: ඛනිජ (khanija)
• Tamil: கனிசவஸ்து (kaṉicavastu) (first element)