খানদান

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • খান্দান (khandan)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خاندان (xāndān). Compare Hindustani خاندان / ख़ानदान (xāndān).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kʰand̪an/, [ˈkʰand̪an]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kʰand̪an/, [ˈkʰand̪an]
    Audio:(file)

Noun

খানদান • (khanodan)

  1. line of ancestors/descent; family
  2. high family; aristocratic descent
  3. descendants; offspring; progeny

Derived terms

  • খানদানী (khandani)

References