ময়মনসিংহ

Bengali

Alternative forms

• মাইমেনসিং (maimenośiṅ)
• মৈমনসিং (mōimnośiṅ)

Etymology

Corruption of the name of the local ruler, মোমেন সিং (mōmen śiṅ), whose name was a compound of bilingual origin, from Arabic مُؤْمِن (muʔmin, “believer”) and Sanskrit सिंह (siṃha, “lion”); equivalent to Bengali মোমেন (mōmen) and সিংহ (śiṅho).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /mɔe̯monʃiŋ(ho)/, [ˈmɔe̯monʃiŋ(ho)]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /mɔe̯monʃiŋ(ho)/, [ˈmɔe̯monʃiŋ(ho)]

Proper noun

ময়মনসিংহ • (moẏomnośiṅho)

1. Mymensingh (a city in Bangladesh)

   Synonyms: মোমেনশাহী (mōmenśahi), নাসিরাবাদ (naśirabad)

2. Mymensingh Division (a division of Bangladesh)

   Synonym: ময়মনসিংহ বিভাগ (moẏmonśiṅh bibhag)

3. Mymensingh District (a district of Bangladesh)

   Synonym: ময়মনসিংহ জেলা (moẏmonśiṅh zela)