দুকান

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See also: দোকান

Middle Bengali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian دکان (dukān). Compare Old Marathi 𑘟𑘳𑘎𑘰𑘡 (dukāna).

Noun[edit]

দুকান (dukan)

  1. 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.