Assamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Early Assamese চান্দ (cando), from Sanskrit চন্দ্ৰ (candra), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kand-. Cognate with Sylheti ꠌꠣꠘ꠆ꠖ (sand), Rohingya san, Bengali চাঁদ (cãd), Hindustani چاند / चांद (cānd).

Doublet of চন্দ্ৰ (sondro).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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চান্দ (sand)

  1. moon
    Synonym: (more common) জোন (zün)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Early Assamese

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit চন্দ্ৰ (candra), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kand-.

Noun

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চান্দ (cando)

  1. moon
    লক্ষ্মণ বীৰ দেখি সেহি ঠাৱে ভৈগৈল মলিন চান্দ
    lokṣmoṇo bīroko dekhi sehi ṭhawe bhoigoilo molino cando .
    Seeing Lakshman the hero in that place, dirt became moon.

Descendants

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  • Assamese: চান্দ (sand)