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-খান
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Bengali
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
bn sa खण्ड খণ্ড piece. Compare as -খন.
Alternative forms
bn -খানা -খানি
Classifier
bn now _ chiefly _ dialectal classifier for inanimate objects
bn কাপড়খান kapoṛkhan The garment
bn now _ chiefly _ dialectal measure word for inanimate objects
bn তিনখান কাপড় tinkhan kapoṛ Three garments
Etymology 2
bn sa खण्ड খণ্ড piece, with semantic shift: "piece" > "thing" > "place". Probably influenced by bn থান.
Suffix
place
Derived terms
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