Bengali Etymology Learned borrowing from Sanskrit প্ৰাচীন (prācī́na). Pronunciation (Rarh) IPA(key): /pɾat͡ʃin/, [ˈpɾat͡ʃin] (Dhaka) IPA(key): /pɹatɕin/, [ˈpɹatɕin] Audio:(file) Adjective প্রাচীন • (pracin) (comparative আরও প্রাচীন, superlative সবচেয়ে প্রাচীন) old, ancient Synonyms: পুরোনো (purōnō), কদীম (kodim) eastern, eastward Derived terms প্রাচীনতা (pracinota) Further reading Dāsa, Jñānendramohana (1937-1938) “প্রাচীন”, in Bāṅgālā bhāshāra abhidhāna (in Bengali), 2nd edition, Kalikata: Indian Publishing House, →OCLC, page 1428. Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003) “প্রাচীন”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC, page 256. Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “প্রাচীন”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC, page 692.Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.