-খানা

Bengali

Alternative forms

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

Etymology 1

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

Classifier

-খানা • (-khana)

  1. a measure word
    Synonym: -টে (-ṭe)
    চারখানা ডিম দিন তো।
    carkhana ḍim din to.
    Give us four eggs.
Derived terms
  • একখানা (ekkhana)

Etymology 2

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

-খানা • (-khana)

  1. building; place
    ডাক্তারখানা ― ḍaktarkhana ― clinic

References
  • Accessible Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh
  • Accessible Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh
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