খেয়ানত

Bengali

Alternative forms

• খিয়ানত (khiẏanot)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خیانت (xiyānat), from Arabic خِيَانَة (ḵiyāna).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kʰeanɔt̪/, [ˈkʰeanɔt̪]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kʰeanɔt̪/, [ˈkʰeanɔt̪]

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Noun

খেয়ানত • (kheẏanot)

1. betrayal, treachery
2. embezzlement of cash; breach of trust

   করেনি সে খেয়ানত ― koreni śe kheẏanot ― He/she doesn't do treachery - Farrukh Ahmad

Derived terms

• আমানতের খেয়ানত করা (amanoter kheẏanot kora)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “খেয়ানত” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary,“খেয়ানত, খিয়ানত” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh