দুকান
See also: দোকান
Middle Bengali edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian دکان (dukān). Compare Old Marathi 𑘟𑘳𑘎𑘰𑘡 (dukāna).
Noun edit
দুকান (dukan)
- shop
- 1743, Manoel da Assumpçam, Crepar Xastrer Orth, Bhed, Lisbon:
- xurir dukante guia
- going to a wine-vendor's shop
- 1743, Manoel da Assumpçam, Crepar Xastrer Orth, Bhed, Lisbon:
- xurir docane xoia rohilo
- (He) laid himself down in a wine-vendor's shop
Further reading edit
- Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D.[1], volume 1, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers, page 439.