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ഖനി

khani /k(ʰ)ɐni/

Meaning in English

quarry

noun · നാമം

Definition

Meaning and examples

  1. mine; an excavation from which ores and minerals are extracted.

  2. quarry

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ഖനി (khani). Cognate with Gujarati ખાણ (khāṇ), Telugu ఖని (khani), Marathi खाण (khāṇ) and Hindi खान (khān).

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