Bengali · Numbers & Time
ekhon
Now
At the present moment.
এখন কটা বাজে?
What time is it now?
'এখন' (ekhon) comes from the Proto-Indo-Iranian *eś and has maintained its core meaning of 'now' unchanged through the ages.
'এখন' is widely used in daily conversation and writing, encompassing both formal and informal settings throughout the Bengali-speaking regions.