খানদান

Bengali

Alternative forms

• খান্দান (khandan), খান-দান (khan-dan)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خاندان (xāndān). Compare Hindustani خاندان / ख़ानदान (xāndān).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kʰand̪an/, [ˈkʰand̪an]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kʰand̪an/, [ˈkʰand̪an]

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Noun

খানদান • (khanodan)

1. line of ancestors/descent; family
2. high family; aristocratic descent
3. descendants; offspring; progeny

Derived terms

• খানদানী (khandani)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “খানদান, খান্দান”, Government of Bangladesh