-খান
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)