কুষ্টিয়া

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Bengali

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Etymology

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Compound of কুষ্টা (kuśṭa, jute) +‎ -ইয়া (-iẏa, relational suffix), named such due to the historical jute production in the area.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kuʃʈi̯a/, [ˈkuʂʈi̯aˑ]

Proper noun

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কুষ্টিয়া (kuśṭiẏa)

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

References

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  1. ^ পাট থেকে যেভাবে 'কুষ্টিয়া' নামের উৎপত্তি”, in Bangla Tribune[1] (in Bengali), 2023 April 25 (last accessed)