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খেলনা

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Assamese

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Etymology

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Probably borrowed from Bengali খেলনা (khelna).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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খেলনা (khelna)

  1. toy
    Synonym: খেলাবস্তু (khelabostu)

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Bengali

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Etymology

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From the stem of খেলা (khela) +‎ -অনা (-ona). Originally meaning “playing”.[1] Compare Hindi खिलोना (khilonā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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খেলনা (khelna)

  1. toy
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References

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  1. ^ Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language[1], volume 2, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, page 657