ঝিনাইদহ
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Bengali[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ঝিনাইদা (jhinaida)
- ঝিনেইদহ (jhineidoho)
- ঝিনেইদা (jhineida)
- ঝিনেদা (jhineda)
- ঝেনাইদা (jhenaida)
- ঝেনিদা (jhenida)
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /dʒʱinai̯d̪ɔɦo/, [ˈdʒʱinai̯d̪ɔɦoˑ]
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- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑʱinai̯d̪ɔɦo/, [ˈdʑʱinai̯d̪ɔɦoˑ]
Proper noun[edit]
ঝিনাইদহ • (jhinaidoho)
- Jhenaidah (a city in the Jhenaidah District, Bangladesh)
- Jhenaidah District (a district of Bangladesh)
References[edit]
- ^ “ঝিনুক থেকে ঝিনাইদহ নামের উৎপত্তি”, in Bangla Tribune[1] (in Bengali), 2022 April 15 (last accessed)
- ^ Sen, Sukumar (1981) বাংলা স্থাননাম [Bengali toponyms][2] (in Bengali), Calcutta: Pustak Bipani, page 76