যশোর

Bengali

Etymology

Syncopated from যশোহর (jośōhor, literally “fame-capturing”), from Sanskrit यशोहर (yaśohara), a compound of यशः (yaśaḥ, “fame, glory”) +‎ हर (hara, “capturing, gaining”).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔʃoɾ/, [ˈd͡ʒɔʃoɾ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑɔʃoɾ/, [ˈdʑɔʃoɾ]

Proper noun

যশোর • (jośōr)

  1. Jessore, Jashore (a city in the Jessore District, Bangladesh)
  2. Jessore District (a district of Bangladesh)

Derived terms

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