বান্দরবান
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Bengali[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- বান্দরবন (bandorbon) — common pronunciation spelling
- বাঁদরবান (bãdorban), বাঁদরবন (bãdorbon) — local pronunciation spelling
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Middle Bengali বান্দরবাঁধ (bandorbãdh, “dam of monkeys”), a compound of বান্দর (bandor, “monkey”) + বাঁধ (bãdh, “dam”), such named due to a legend that monkeys were once seen walking in a row during a heavy rainfall and that this row was compared to a dam by the locals.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /band̪oɾban/, [ˈband̪oɾban]
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- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /band̪oɹban/, [ˈband̪oɹban]
- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /band̪oɹbɔn/, [ˈband̪oɹbɔn]
Noun[edit]
বান্দরবান • (bandorban)
- Bandarban (city)
- Bandarban District
References[edit]
- ^ “বানর ও বাঁধ মিলিয়ে 'বান্দরবান'”, in Bangla Tribune[1] (in Bengali), 2023 March 17 (last accessed)