-খন

Assamese

Alternative forms
  • -খান (-khan) — archaic
  • -খান (-khan), -খেন (-khen) (dialectal)
  • -খনি (-khoni) (polite)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Assamese -খান (-khan), from Early Assamese -খান (-khano), from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, “piece, bit”). Cognate with Bengali -খান (-khan), -খানা (-khana), -খানি (-khani).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰɔn/, /xɔn/

Classifier

-খন • (-khon)

  1. classifier for flat and small objects
    কিতাপখন ― kitapkhon ― The book
  2. classifier for medium and big objects
    দলংখন ― doloṅkhon ― The bridge
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