কাহিনী

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Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कथानक (kathānaka). Cognate with Bengali কাহিনী (kahini), Odia କାହାଣୀ (kāhāṇi), Hindustani کَہَانِی (kahānī) / कहानी (kahānī), Marathi कहाणी (kahāṇī), Punjabi ਕਹਾਣੀ (kahāṇī) / کَہانی (kahānī), Gujarati કહાણી (kahāṇī).

Noun

কাহিনী (kahini)

  1. story
    Synonyms: সাধু (xadhu), গল্প (golpo)

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀓𑀳𑀸𑀦𑀻 (kahānī), the feminine form of 𑀓𑀳𑀸𑀦 (kahāna), from Sanskrit कथानक (kathānaka, short tale), the diminutive of the vriddhi of कथन (kathana, narration). Cognate with Assamese কাহিনী (kahini), Odia କାହାଣୀ (kāhāṇi), Hindustani کَہَانِی (kahānī) / कहानी (kahānī), Marathi कहाणी (kahāṇī), Punjabi ਕਹਾਣੀ (kahāṇī) / کَہانی (kahānī), Gujarati કહાણી (kahāṇī). Doublet of কথা (kotha), কথপোকথন (kothopōkothon), and কহা (koha).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kahini/,
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kahini/,

Noun

কাহিনী (kahini)

  1. story, tale
    Synonym: গল্প (golpo)
    এটি একটি প্রেম কাহিনী
    eṭi ekṭi prem kahini.
    This is a love story.

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