ডান

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ডাহিন (ḍahin) — Sadhu Bhasha
• ডাইন (ḍain) — rustic

Etymology

Syncopated from ডাইন (ḍain), h-dropped form of ডাহিন (ḍahin), from Gaudi-Kamarupi Prakrit ডাহিণ (ḍāhiṇa), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀤𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀡 (dāhiṇa) with retroflexion, from Sanskrit दाक्षिण (dākṣiṇa, “right”), from दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa, “right, south”). Doublet of দক্ষিণ (dokkhin) and দখিন (dokhin).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɖan/, [ˈɖaːn], [ˈɖan]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /dan/, [ˈdaːn], [ˈdan]

Adjective

ডান • (ḍan) (comparative আরও ডান, superlative সবচেয়ে ডান)

1. right (direction or side).

   Antonyms: বাঁ (bã), বাম (bam)