খন
Bengali
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit ক্ষণ (kṣaṇa).
Noun
খন • (khon)
- time
- খনে খনে মনে আসে পুরানো কথা
- khone khone mone aśe purano kotha
- Time and time again I remember old memories.
- Synonyms: সময় (sômôyô), বেলা (bela), ক্ষণ (khon)
Usage notes
- This is typically used as a suffix for temporal adverbs. Colloquially, it is very common but, despite being a native word, the Sanskrit spelling ক্ষণ (khon) is typically used outside suffixes.
Derived terms
- এখন (êkhon)
- যখন (jôkhon)
- কখন (kôkhon)
- তখন (tôkhon)
- সেখন (śekhon)
References
- Accessible Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh
- Samsad Bangala Abhidhana, Sailendra Biswas, University of Chicago