চন্দন

Assamese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit চন্দন (candana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔn.dɔn/

Noun

চন্দন • (sondon)

1. sandalwood (Santalum spp.)

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit চন্দন (candana). Compare Hindi चंदन (candan).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɔnd̪ɔn/, [ˈt͡ʃɔnd̪ɔn]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /tɕɔnd̪ɔn/, [ˈtɕɔnd̪ɔn]

Noun

চন্দন • (condon)

1. sandalwood (Santalum spp.)
   1. (in particular) Santalum album
2. sandalwood paste

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative	চন্দন (condon)
objective	চন্দন / চন্দনকে (condon (semantically general or indefinite) / condonke (semantically definite))
genitive	চন্দনের (condoner)
locative	চন্দনে (condone)
definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	চন্দনটা , চন্দনটি (condonṭa (colloquial), condonṭi (formal))	চন্দনগুলা, চন্দনগুলো (condongula (colloquial), condongulo (formal))
objective	চন্দনটা, চন্দনটি (condonṭa (colloquial), condonṭi (formal))	চন্দনগুলা, চন্দনগুলো (condongula (colloquial), condongulo (formal))
genitive	চন্দনটার, চন্দনটির (condonṭar (colloquial), condonṭir (formal))	চন্দনগুলার, চন্দনগুলোর (condongular (colloquial), condongulor (formal))
locative	চন্দনটাতে / চন্দনটায়, চন্দনটিতে (condonṭate / condonṭay (colloquial), condonṭite (formal))	চন্দনগুলাতে / চন্দনগুলায়, চন্দনগুলোতে (condongulate / condongulay (colloquial), condongulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

• কুচচন্দন (kucocondon)
• চন্দনচর্চিত (condoncorcito)
• চন্দনতিলক (condontilok)
• চন্দনপঙ্ক (condonpoṅko)
• চন্দনপিঁড়ি (condonpĩṛi)
• চন্দনপুষ্প (condonpuśpo)
• চন্দনশাল (condonośal)
• রক্তচন্দন (roktocondon)
• শ্বেতচন্দন (śetocondon)
• হরিচন্দন (horicondon)

Proper noun

চন্দন • (condon)

1. a male given name from Sanskrit, equivalent to English Chandan

References

• Biswas, Sailendra (2000), “চন্দন”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3^rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
• Biswas, Sailendra (2004), “চন্দন”, in সংসদ বাংলা অভিধান, 7^th edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad.
• Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003), “চন্দন”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2^nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC.
• Dāsa, Jñānendramohana (1937-1938), “চন্দন”, in Bāṅgālā bhāshāra abhidhāna (in Bengali), 2^nd edition, Kalikata: Indian Publishing House, →OCLC.