"akhni" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: akhnis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Bengali আখনী (akhni), ultimately from Classical Persian یخنی (yakhni, “stew”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|bn|আখনী|tr=akhni}} Borrowed from Bengali আখনী (akhni), {{der|en|fa-cls|یخنی|t=stew|tr=yakhni}} Classical Persian یخنی (yakhni, “stew”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} akhni (usually uncountable, plural akhnis)
  1. (Bangladesh) A mixed rice dish Tags: Bangladesh, uncountable, usually

Inflected forms

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