চান

Assamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese চান্দ (cando), from Sanskrit চন্দ্ৰ (candra), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kand-. Cognate with Bengali চাঁদ (cãd), Hindustani چاند / चांद (cānd).

Doublet of চন্দ্ৰ (sondro).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /san/

Noun

চান • (san)

  1. moon
    Synonym: (more common) জোন (zün)

Declension

Derived terms

  • চানমাৰি (sanmari)

Bengali

Pronunciation

  • (Rarhi) IPA(key): /tʃan/
  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /t͡san/, /san/

Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्नान (snāna). Doublet of স্নান (snan).

Noun

চান • (can) (chiefly Rarh)

  1. bath, shower
    Synonyms: গোসল (gōśol), বুড় (buṛ), স্নান (snan)
Derived terms
  • চান করা (can kora)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra). Doublet of চন্দ্র (condro) and চাঁদ (cãd).

Noun

চান • (can) (Vanga)

  1. moon
    Synonyms: চন্দ্র (condro), মাহতাব (mahotab)
Derived terms

Hajong

Etymology

From Early Assamese চান্দ (cando), from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá).

Noun

চান (can)

  1. moon
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