खनिज

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Hindi[edit]

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खनिज

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

खनिज • (khanij) m

mineral

Declension[edit]

Declension of खनिज (masc cons-stem)

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

Adjective[edit]

खनिज • (khanij) (indeclinable)

(relational) mineral

Sanskrit[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

खनिज • (khanija) stem, m

gold or silver obtained through mines, pits or quarries

Descendants[edit]

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

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