ख़ून

See also: खन्

Hindi

Etymology

From Persian خون (xun), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭭 (xūn)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /xuːn/, [xũːn], /kʰuːn/, [kʰũːn]
• Rhymes: -uːn

Noun

ख़ून • (xūn) m (Urdu spelling خون)

1. blood

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   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.

   Synonyms: लहू (lahū), रक्त (rakt), रुधिर (rudhir), लोह (loh), लोहू (lohū), अस्र (asra)

2. killing, slaughter, murder

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   ख़ून कल इसी सड़क पे हुआ था।

   xūn kal isī saṛak pe huā thā.

   The murder happened in this street yesterday.

   Synonyms: हत्या (hatyā), क़त्ल (qatla)

Derived terms

• ख़ून करना (xūn karnā)
• ख़ूनी (xūnī)

References

• 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.