ঠাকুরগাঁও

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • ঠাকুরগাঁ (ṭhakurgã)

Etymology

Compound of ঠাকুর (ṭhakur, “respected person, lord”) +‎ গাঁও (gãō, “village”), named such for the rich Chakrabarti family, who were very influential in the region.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʈʰakuɾɡão/, [ˈʈʰakuɾɡãoˑ]

Proper noun

ঠাকুরগাঁও • (ṭhakurgãō)

  1. Thakurgaon (the capital of the Thakurgaon District, Bangladesh)
  2. Thakurgaon District (a district of Bangladesh)

Synonyms

  • নিশ্চিন্তপুর (niścintopur)

Derived terms

  • ঠাকুরগাঁইয়া (ṭhakurgãiẏa)

References

  1. ^ “ঠাকুরবাড়ি থেকে লোকজনের মুখে মুখে ‘ঠাকুরগাঁও’”, in Bangla Tribune‎[1] (in Bengali), 22 March 2023 (last accessed)
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