ঠাকুরগাঁও

Bengali

Etymology

Compound of ঠাকুর (ṭhakur, “respected person, lord”) +‎ গাঁও (gãō, “village”), named such for the rich Chakrabarti family, who were very influential in the region.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʈʰakuɾɡão/, [ʈʰakuɾɡãoˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tʰakuɹɡao̯/, [tʰakuɹɡao̯]

Proper noun

ঠাকুরগাঁও • (ṭhakurgãō)

  1. Thakurgaon (the capital of the Thakurgaon District, Bangladesh)
  2. Thakurgaon District (a district of Bangladesh)

Synonyms
  • নিশ্চিন্তপুর (niścintopur)

Derived terms
  • ঠাকুরগাঁইয়া (ṭhakurgãiẏa)

References
  1. “ঠাকুরবাড়ি থেকে লোকজনের মুখে মুখে ‘ঠাকুরগাঁও’”, in Bangla Tribune‎ (in Bengali), accessed 2023-03-22
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