ખાણ

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀺 (khāṇi), 𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀻 (khāṇī), from Sanskrit खानि (khāni, “mine”). Cognate with Punjabi ਖਾਣ (khāṇ), Hindi खान (khān), Marathi खाण (khāṇ).

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɑɳ/

ખાણ • (khāṇ) f

1. mine, quarry
2. something deep from which one cannot escape
3. a grain cellar or repository

• “ખાણ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.