-খান

Bengali

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kʰan/, [ˈkʰaːn], [ˈkʰan]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kʰan/, [ˈkʰaːn], [ˈkʰan]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, “piece, bit”). Compare Assamese -খন (-khon).

Classifier

-খান • (-khan)

  1. (now chiefly dialectal) classifier for inanimate objects
    কাপড়খান ― kapoṛkhan ― The garment
  2. (now chiefly dialectal) measure word for inanimate objects
    তিনখান কাপড় ― tinkhan kapoṛ ― Three garments
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian خانه (xāna, “house”), which probably universally velarized the pre-existing locational suffix -থান (than), from Prakrit 𑀣𑀸𑀦 (thāna), from Sanskrit स्थान (sthāna).

Suffix

-খান • (-khan)

  1. place
Derived terms
Bengali terms suffixed with -খান
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