Etymology

akhni

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Today it means: A mixed rice dish Full definition →

Bengali আখনী ← Classical Persian یخنی
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The story

  1. Classical Persian · derived fromیخنی“stew”
  2. Bengali · borrowed fromআখনী
  3. English todayakhni

Borrowed from Bengali আখনী (akhni), ultimately from Classical Persian یخنی (yakhni, “stew”).

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