-খান

Bengali

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kʰan/, [ˈkʰaːn], [ˈkʰan]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kʰan/, [ˈkʰaːn], [ˈkʰan]

Etymology 1

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

Classifier

-খান • (-khan)

1. (now chiefly dialectal) classifier for inanimate objects

   কাপড়খান ― kapoṛkhan ― The garment

2. (now chiefly dialectal) measure word for inanimate objects

   তিনখান কাপড় ― tinkhan kapoṛ ― Three garments

Alternative forms

• -খানা (-khana)
• -খানি (-khani)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa), with semantic shift from "piece" to "thing" to "place". Probably influenced by the now archaic locational suffix -থান (-than), from Prakrit 𑀣𑀸𑀦 (thāna), from Sanskrit स्थान (sthāna); and possibly also influenced by Classical Persian خانه (xāna, “house”).

Suffix

-খান • (-khan)

1. place

Derived terms

Bengali terms suffixed with -খান