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Bengali
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, “piece, bit”). Compare Assamese -খন (-khon). Doublet of খণ্ড (khonḍo).
Classifier
-খানা • (-khana)
- a measure word
- Synonym: -টা (-ṭa)
চারখানা ডিম দিন তো।- carkhana ḍim din to.
- Give us four eggs.
Derived terms
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)
- building; place
- ডাক্তারখানা ― ḍaktarkhana ― clinic
References
- Accessible Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh