ডান

Bengali

Alternative forms

ডাহিন (ḍahin) — Sadhu Bhasha
ডাইন (ḍain) — rustic

Etymology

Syncopated from ডাইন (ḍain), h-dropped form of ডাহিন (ḍahin), from Gaudi-Kamarupi Prakrit ডাহিণ (ḍāhiṇa), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀤𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀡 (dāhiṇa) with retroflexion, from Sanskrit दाक्षिण (dākṣiṇa, “right”), from दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa, “right, south”). Doublet of দক্ষিণ (dokkhin) and দখিন (dokhin).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɖan/, [ˈɖaːn], [ˈɖan]
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(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /dan/, [ˈdaːn], [ˈdan]

Adjective

ডান • (ḍan) (comparative আরও ডান, superlative সবচেয়ে ডান)

right (direction or side).
Antonyms: বাঁ (bã), বাম (bam)

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