ख़ानदान (khaandaan)
noun
A noun meaning 'family' or 'lineage,' with a stronger sense of extended family, ancestry, and family reputation than the more neutral परिवार (parivaar).
Sense
1
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family / lineage / clan
noun, masculine
Synonyms: परिवार (parivaar), कुनबा (kunbaa, colloquial, extended family/clan), वंश (vansh, lineage/dynasty)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This word carries real weight in everyday Hindi conversation -- people talk about ख़ानदानी इज़्ज़त (khaandaanii izzat, 'family honor') or say कोई ख़ानदान से है (koii khaandaan se hai, 'someone comes from a good family'), tying the word closely to social respectability and reputation, not just blood relations. It comes from Persian, reflecting the deep Persian influence on everyday Hindi-Urdu vocabulary around family and status.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often use ख़ानदान (khaandaan) interchangeably with परिवार (parivaar), but ख़ानदान (khaandaan) leans toward the extended family line and its social standing, while परिवार (parivaar) more often refers to the immediate household. 2) The nuqta under the ख़ (kh) softens it to a 'kh' sound closer to Persian/Urdu pronunciation; dropping it (pronouncing it as ख) is common in casual speech and still understood, but the spelling ख़ानदान (khaandaan) is the standard form.
Sample Sentences:
हमारा ख़ानदान बहुत पुराना है।
Our family lineage is very old.
(hamaaraa khaandaan bahut puraanaa hai।)
उसके ख़ानदान की बहुत इज़्ज़त है इस शहर में।
His family has a lot of respect in this city.
(uske khaandaan kii bahut izzat hai is shahar men।)
लोग कहते हैं कि वह अच्छे ख़ानदान से है।
People say that he comes from a good family.
(log kahte hain ki vah achchhe khaandaan se hai।)
उसने अपने ख़ानदान का नाम कभी ख़राब नहीं होने दिया।
He never let his family's name be tarnished.
(usne apne khaandaan kaa naam kabhii kharaab nahiin hone diyaa।)
ख़ानदानी इज़्ज़त बचाने के लिए उसने वह रिश्ता ठुकरा दिया।
To save the family's honor, he refused that marriage proposal.
(khaandaanii izzat bachaane ke lie usne vah rishtaa thukraa diyaa।)
अगर वह हमारे ख़ानदान से नहीं होता, तो मैं इतना भरोसा नहीं करता।
If he weren't from our family, I wouldn't trust him this much.
(agar vah hamaare khaandaan se nahiin hotaa, to main itnaa bharosaa nahiin kartaa।)
अपने ख़ानदान की परंपराओं को कभी मत भूलना।
Never forget the traditions of your family.
(apne khaandaan kii parampraaon ko kabhii mat bhoolnaa।)
क्या तुम्हारे ख़ानदान में सब लोग डॉक्टर हैं?
Is everyone in your family a doctor?
(kyaa tumhaare khaandaan men sab log doktar hain?)
इस हवेली में सदियों से एक ही ख़ानदान रहता आया है।
The same family has been living in this mansion for centuries.
(is havelii men sadiyon se ek hii khaandaan rahtaa aayaa hai।)
शादी से पहले लड़की वालों ने लड़के का पूरा ख़ानदान खंगाल डाला।
Before the wedding, the bride's family thoroughly investigated the groom's whole lineage.
(shaadii se pahle ladkii vaalon ne ladke kaa pooraa khaandaan khangaal daalaa।)
उसका मानना है कि ख़ानदान से ज़्यादा इंसान के अपने कर्म मायने रखते हैं।
He believes that a person's own deeds matter more than their family lineage.
(uskaa maannaa hai ki khaandaan se zyaadaa insaan ke apne karm maayne rakhte hain।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
ख़ानदान
(khaandaan)
(sg.m.oblique):
ख़ानदान
(khaandaan)
(pl.m.direct):
ख़ानदान
(khaandaan)
(pl.m.oblique):
ख़ानदानों
(khaandaanon)