-খান
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Bengali[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, “piece, bit”). Compare Assamese -খন (-khon).
Classifier[edit]
-খান • (-khan)
- (now chiefly dialectal) classifier for inanimate objects
- কাপড়খান ― kapoṛkhan ― The garment
- (now chiefly dialectal) measure word for inanimate objects
- তিনখান কাপড় ― tinkhan kapoṛ ― Three garments
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
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[edit]
-খান • (-khan)