-খানা

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Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʰa.na/, [ˈkʰa.na]
    • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ana

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, piece, bit). Compare Assamese -খন (-khon). Doublet of খণ্ড (khonḍo).

Classifier

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-খানা (-khana)

  1. a measure word
    Synonym: -টা (-ṭa)
    চারখানা ডিম দিন তো।
    carkhana ḍim din to.
    Give us four eggs.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Classical Persian خانه (xāna). This suffix has been fully nativised and is thus used in words of all origins. Compare Hindustani خانہ / ख़ाना (xānā).

Suffix

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-খানা (-khana)

  1. building; place
    ডাক্তারখানাḍaktarkhanaclinic

References

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  • Accessible Dictionary, [1] Government of Bangladesh
  • Accessible Dictionary, [2] Government of Bangladesh