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"Blood" in Hindi: ख़ून

ख़ूनkhoon

Say it: khoonmasculine noun/xuːn/

Note: also: रक्त (rakt)

Blood in Hindi is ख़ून (khoon), a masculine noun. Formal or textbook Hindi may use रक्त (rakt), but clinics and homes say khoon.

Small cut

उंगली कट गई, थोड़ा ख़ून निकल आया।

ungli kat gayi, thoda khoon nikal aaya.

I cut my finger — a little blood came out.
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How to pronounce ख़ून

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khoon

/xuːn/

Khoon is one long syllable, khoon, with a breathy kh. Keep the oo long; don't shorten it to kun.

"Blood" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
ख़ूनkhoonblood

Everyday default — keep the nukta on ख़.

रक्तraktblood (formal)

Textbooks and formal writing.

ख़ून का टेस्टkhoon ka testblood test

Lab talk.

ख़ून देनाkhoon denato donate blood

Donation camps.

How to use ख़ून in real life

  1. 1Small cut

    उंगली कट गई, थोड़ा ख़ून निकल आया।

    ungli kat gayi, thoda khoon nikal aaya.

    I cut my finger — a little blood came out.

    Nukta form ख़ून.

  2. 2Lab appointment

    कल सुबह ख़ून का टेस्ट है।

    kal subah khoon ka test hai.

    I have a blood test tomorrow morning.

    Clinic English mix.

  3. 3Donation drive

    कैंप में बहुत लोगों ने ख़ून दिया।

    camp mein bahut logon ne khoon diya.

    Many people donated blood at the camp.

    Ne + diya.

Mistakes English speakers make with ख़ून

Incorrect: Using खून without the nukta when matching this headword

Correct: ख़ून / khoon with ख़

This entry's headword is ख़ून with nukta; write that form in examples.

Incorrect: Meri khoon

Correct: Mera khoon

Khoon is masculine: mera.

Good to know

Blood donation camps are common at colleges and offices. Families still talk about blood group before marriage in some communities. For injuries, people say thoda khoon nikal aaya rather than graphic detail.

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Helping after a kitchen nick

  1. ChatPal

    अरे, ख़ून रुक गया क्या?

    are, khoon ruk gaya kya?

    Hey — has the blood stopped?

  2. You

    हाँ, बस थोड़ा ख़ून लगा था।

    haan, bas thoda khoon laga tha.

    Yes, there was just a little blood.

  3. ChatPal

    पट्टी बाँध लीजिए, साफ़ रखिए।

    patti baandh lijiye, saaf rakhie.

    Please put a bandage and keep it clean.

  4. You

    ठीक है अगर फिर ख़ून आए तो बताऊँगा।

    theek hai — agar phir khoon aaye to bataaunga.

    Okay — I'll tell you if blood comes again.

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FAQ

Common questions about "Blood" in Hindi

Khoon or rakt?

Khoon is everyday; rakt is formal.

Blood test?

Khoon ka test / blood test.

Donate blood?

Khoon dena.

Gender?

Masculine: mera khoon.

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