ঝিনাইদহ

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Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /dʒʱinai̯d̪ɔɦo/, [ˈdʒʱinai̯d̪ɔɦoˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑʱinai̯d̪ɔɦo/, [ˈdʑʱinai̯d̪ɔɦoˑ]

Proper noun

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ঝিনাইদহ (jhinaidoho)

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

References

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  1. ^ ঝিনুক থেকে ঝিনাইদহ নামের উৎপত্তি”, in Bangla Tribune[1] (in Bengali), 2022 April 15 (last accessed)
  2. ^ Sen, Sukumar (1981) বাংলা স্থাননাম [Bengali toponyms]‎[2] (in Bengali), Calcutta: Pustak Bipani, page 76