-খানা

Bengali

Alternative forms

• -খান (-khan)
• -খানি (-khani)
• -খলা (-khola), -কনা (-kona) — Varendra

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰa.na/, [ˈkʰa.na]

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• Rhymes: -ana

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, “piece, bit”). Compare Assamese -খন (-khon). Doublet of খণ্ড (khonḍo).

Classifier

-খানা • (-khana)

1. a measure word

   Synonym: -টে (-ṭe)

   চারখানা ডিম দিন তো।

   carkhana ḍim din to.

   Give us four eggs.

Derived terms

• একখানা (ekkhana)

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian خانه (xāna). This suffix has been fully nativised and is thus used in words of all origins. Compare Hindustani خانہ / ख़ाना (xānā).

Suffix

-খানা • (-khana)

1. building; place

   ডাক্তারখানা ― ḍaktarkhana ― clinic

References

• Accessible Dictionary, [1] Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, [2] Government of Bangladesh