خن

R. Q. 1 خَنْخَنَ خنخن خنخنن , (TA,) inf. n. خَنْخَنَةٌ, (JK, S, K, TA,) [like خَمْخَمَ,] He snuffled; i. e., spoke through his nose: (TA:) he spoke indistinctly, making a sort of twang (يُخَنْخِنُ) in his خَيَاشِيم [or air-passages of the nose ]. (JK, S, K.) A poet says, خَنْخَنَ لِى فِى قَوْلِهِ سَاعَةً فَقَالَ لِى شَيْئًا وَلَمْ أَسْمَعِ [ He snuffled to me in his speech awhile, and said to me something, but I heard not ]. (TA.) ― -b2- خَنْخَنَةٌ also signifies The crying of the ape. (IAar, TA.)