کھلنا

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Urdu

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Etymology 1

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From Bengali খুলনা (khulna).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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کُھلْنَا (khulnām (Hindi spelling खुलना)

  1. Khulna (the capital city of Khulna Division, Bangladesh)

Verb

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کُھلْنا (khulnā) (Hindi spelling खुलना)

  1. to open
  2. to expand
  3. to unravel

Etymology 2

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Urdu verb set
کِھلْنا (khilnā)
کِھلانا (khilānā)
کِھلْوانا (khilvānā)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑀺𑀮𑁆 (*khil)/*𑀔𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮𑁆 (*khill) +‎ ـنا (-nā, verbal suffix). Cognate with Gujarati ખીલવું (khīlvũ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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کِھلْنا (khilnā) (Hindi spelling खिलना)

  1. to flower
  2. to blossom
  3. to bloom
  4. to swell
  5. to open
  6. to expand