ঝিনাইদহ
Bengali
Alternative forms
- ঝিনাইদা (jhinaida)
- ঝিনেইদহ (jhineidoho)
- ঝিনেইদা (jhineida)
- ঝিনেদা (jhineda)
- ঝেনাইদা (jhenaida)
- ঝেনিদা (jhenida)
Etymology
Compound of ঝিনাই (jhinai, “oyster, mussel”) + দহ (doho, “lake, pool”), such named due to historical oyster harvesting in the lakes and pools of this region.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /d͡ʒʱinai̯d̪ɔho/, [ˈd͡ʒʱinai̯d̪ɔhoˑ]
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- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑʱinai̯d̪ɔho/, [ˈdʑʱinai̯d̪ɔhoˑ]
Proper noun
ঝিনাইদহ • (jhinaidoho)
- Jhenaidah (a city in the Jhenaidah District, Bangladesh)
- Jhenaidah District (a district of Bangladesh)
References
- ^ “ঝিনুক থেকে ঝিনাইদহ নামের উৎপত্তি”, in Bangla Tribune[1] (in Bengali), 15 April 2022 (last accessed)
- ^ Sen, Sukumar (1981) বাংলা স্থাননাম [Bengali toponyms][2] (in Bengali), Calcutta: Pustak Bipani, page 76