-খন

Assamese

Alternative forms

• -খান (-khan), -খেন (-khen) (dialectal)
• -খনি (-khoni) (polite)

Etymology

From Middle Assamese -খান (-khan), from Early Assamese -খান (-khano), from Sanskrit খণ্ড (khaṇḍá, “broken, crippled”). Cognate with Sylheti -ꠈꠣꠘ (-xáno), Bengali -খান (-khan), -খানা (-khana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰɔn/, /xɔn/

Classifier

-খন • (-khon)

1. classifier for flat and small objects

   কিতাপখন ― kitapkhon ― The book

2. classifier for medium and big objects

   দলংখন ― doloṅkhon ― The bridge