खून

See also: खूण

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʰuːn/, [kʰũːn]

Noun

खून • (khūn) m

1. nuqtaless form of ख़ून (xūn)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خُون (xūn, “blood; killing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰun/, [kʰuːn]
• Hyphenation: खून
• Rhymes: -un

Noun

खून • (khūn) m

1. murder, killing

   Synonyms: हत्या (hatyā), वध (vadh)

Declension

Declension of खून (masc cons-stem)

	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	खून khūn	खून khūn
oblique सामान्यरूप	खूना khūnā	खूनां- khūnā̃
accusative / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	खूनाला khūnālā	खूनांना khūnānnā
ergative	खूनाने, खूनानं khūnāne, khūnāna	खूनांनी khūnānnī
instrumental	खूनाशी khūnāśī	खूनांशी khūnāuśī
locative सप्तमी	खूनात khūnāt	खूनांत khūnānta
vocative संबोधन	खूना khūnā	खूनांनो khūnānno

Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of खून (masc cons-stem)

	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	खूनाचा khūnācā	खूनाचे khūnāce	खूनाची khūnācī	खूनाच्या khūnācyā	खूनाचे, खूनाचं khūnāce, khūnāca	खूनाची khūnācī	खूनाच्या khūnācyā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	खूनांचा khūnāñcā	खूनांचे khūnāñce	खूनांची khūnāñcī	खूनांच्या khūnāñcyā	खूनांचे, खूनांचं khūnāñce, khūnāñca	खूनांची khūnāñcī	खूनांच्या khūnāñcyā

^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• खून करणे (khūn karṇe, “to murder”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “खून”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies