ख़ानगी

Hindi

Etymology

From Persian خانگی (xânegi).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /xɑːn.ɡiː/, [xä̃ːn.ɡiː], /kʰɑːn.ɡiː/, [kʰä̃ːn.ɡiː]

Adjective

ख़ानगी • (xāngī) (Urdu spelling خانگی‎)

1. domestic, private, confined to the household

Noun

ख़ानगी • (xāngī) f (Urdu spelling خانگی‎)

1. prostitute

   Synonym: वेश्या (veśyā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ख़ानगी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press