তখন
Bengali
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀡 (takkhaṇa), from Sanskrit तत्क्षण (tatkṣaṇa, “that instant, that moment”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt̪ɔ.kʰon]
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Adverb
তখন • (tokhon)
- then; at that time
- তখন আমরা খাব।
- tôkhôn amra khabô.
- Then we'll eat.
- তখন তাকে ছাড়ব।
- tôkhôn take chaṛbô.
- That's when we'll let him/her go.
Derived terms
- তখন থেকে (tokhon theke)
- তখনই (tôkhôni)
- তখনও (tôkhôno)
- তখনকার (tokhnokar)
Related terms
See also
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tatkṣaṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 321