স্বপ্ন (Bengali)

Where does "স্বপ্ন" come from?

The Bengali word 'স্বপ্ন' (svapna) is a learned borrowing from Sanskrit, where it originally shared the same root as the concept of sleep. It serves as a formal, literary term for 'dream' in the Bengali language. Interestingly, it exists alongside the synonym 'খোয়াব' (khōẇab), which is a doublet derived from a different linguistic tradition.

Full etymology tree

• স্বপ্ন (svapna) (Bengali), 'dream'
  • learned borrowing স্বপ্ন (svapna) (Sanskrit)

Cognates and doublets

• খোয়াব (Bengali)

Descendants and derived words

• দুঃস্বপ্ন (Bengali)
• স্বপ্ন দেখা (Bengali)

Updated June 2026

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