দুকান

See also: দোকান

Middle Bengali

Etymology

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

Noun

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

• Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D.‎^[1], volume 1, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers, page 439.