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Where does “ఖూనీ” come from?
ఖూనీ (Telugu) comes from Hindi ख़ून, from Classical Persian خُون.
ఖూనీ
(Telugu): murder
Definitions
murder
Ancestry of “ఖూనీ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Hindi
ख़ून
blood; killing, slaughter, murder
2
Classical Persian
خُون
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