তখন

Bengali

Alternative forms

• তহন (tohon) — Vanga
• তেখন (tekhon) — Varendra

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀡 (takkhaṇa), from Sanskrit तत्क्षण (tatkṣaṇa, “that instant, that moment”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /t̪ɔkʰɔn/, [ˈt̪ɔkʰɔn]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /t̪ɔkʰɔn/, [ˈt̪ɔkʰɔn]

Adverb

তখন • (tokhon)

1. then; at that time

   তখন আমরা খাব।

   tôkhôn amra khabô.

   Then we'll eat.

   তখন তাকে ছাড়ব।

   tôkhôn take chaṛbô.

   That's when we'll let him/her go.

Derived terms

• তখন থেকে (tokhon theke)
• তখনই (tôkhôni)
• তখনও (tôkhôno)
• তখনকার (tokhnokar)

Related terms

• খন (khon)
• কখন (kokhon)
• এখন (ekhon)
• যখন (jokhon)

See also

• এরপর (erpôr)
• তারপর (tarpôr)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tatkṣaṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 321