খেলনা

See also: খেলন and खोलना

Assamese

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Bengali খেলনা (khelna).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰɛl.na/

Noun

খেলনা • (khelna)

  1. toy
    Synonym: খেলাবস্তু (khelabostu)

Declension

Bengali

Etymology

From the stem of খেলা (khela) + -অনা (-ona). Originally meaning “playing”.[1] Compare Hindi खिलोना (khilonā).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kʰælna/, [ˈkʰælnaˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kʰælna/, [ˈkʰælnaˑ]

Noun

খেলনা • (khelna)

  1. toy

References

  1. Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language, volume 2, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, page 657
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