Khuna, Khuṇā: 6 definitions

Introduction:

Khuna means something in Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

khuṇā (खुणा).—f R (khūṇa) A mark to preserve remembrance or assist recognition.

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khūṇa (खूण).—f An indication gen.; a token or mark by which a thing or matter is known or apprehended; a spot &c.; a badge, emblem, symbol, symptom &c. 2 Particularly or by eminence. A landmark. 3 A sign or signal; a nod, beck, waving of the hand; a wink, hint, covert intimation, remote allusion or insinuation. khūṇa dharaṇēṃ To bear in mind.

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khūna (खून).—m sometimes khūṇa m ( P) Murder. 2 Sometimes used in its proper sense Blood. khūna caḍhaṇēṃ in. con. To seize or come over (the murderer)--madness considered as sent in retribution by the avenging deities. "Murder will out." 2 To become bloodthirsty from having killed a person.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

khuṇā (खुणा).—f A mark to preserve remembrance.

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khūṇa (खूण).—f An indication; a sign, a hint, a mark.

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khūna (खून).—m Murder. Blood.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Khūna (खून):—(nm) blood; murder; -[khaccara/kharābā] bloodshed; massacre; —[utaranā, āṃkhoṃ meṃ] to be filled with fury; —[ubalanā/khaulanā] the blood to boil, to be in a bloody rage; —[karanā] to murder, to kill; to squander lavishly; —[kā jośa] blood-affection; —[kā daurā] blood-circulation; —[kā pyāsā] blood-thirsty, sworn enemy; —[kā badalā] blood for blood, revenge for blood; —[kī nadī bahānā] to shed a stream of blood; —[kī holī] a carnival of bloodshed; —[ke āṃsū bahānā/ronā] to be in a terrible throe; —[ke ghūṃṭa pīnā] to suppress one’s fury; —[khaulanā] the blood to boil, to be in a bloody rage; —[gardana para honā] to be blood-guilty/blood-stained; —[cūsanā] to suck the blood of; to exploit; —[jamanā] one’s blood to freeze; —[ṭhaṃḍā honā] the blood to freeze; to be lost to the sense of self-respect; to be bereft of passion; —[pasīnā eka karanā] to toil in the sweat of one’s brow; —[pasīne kī kamāī] hard-earned money; —[pānī honā] to lose all sense of self-respect; —[pīnā] to cause non-stop harassment; —[bahānā] to shed blood; to cause bloodshed; —,[muṃha] ([ko]) [laganā] to get addicted to, to cultivate a taste for the unsavoury; -[meṃ honā] ([koī guṇa yā avaguṇa ādi]) to run in the blood, to be a family trait; —[lagākara śahīda bananā/śahīdoṃ meṃ dākhila honā] to feign sacrifice, to manage to be lauded as a martyr; —[sapheda honā] to lack natural affection; to become inhumane; —[sira para caḍhakara bolatā hai] murderous hands must one day be exposed; —[sira para savāra honā] to be in a murderous mood, to run amuck, to be in a frenzied thirst for blood; —[sūkhanā] to be mortally scared, to be unnerved; —[se hātha raṃganā] to stain one’s hands with blood.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Khūṇa (खूण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kṣūṇa.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Khūna (ಖೂನ):—[noun] something that indicates a fact, quality, etc.; a sign; a token; a hint.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Khuna (खुन):—n. 1. blood; 2. stain; stigma; 3. murder;

2) Khūna (खून):—n. 1. blood; 2. murder; killing; assassination;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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