ঝিনাইদহ

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • ঝিনাইদা (jhinaida)
  • ঝিনেইদহ (jhineidoho)
  • ঝিনেইদা (jhineida)
  • ঝিনেদা (jhineda)
  • ঝেনাইদা (jhenaida)
  • ঝেনিদা (jhenida)

Etymology

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

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /dʒʱinai̯d̪ɔɦo/, [dʒʱinai̯d̪ɔɦoˑ]
    (file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑʱinai̯d̪ɔɦo/, [dʑʱinai̯d̪ɔɦoˑ]

Proper noun

ঝিনাইদহ (jhinaidoho)

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

References

  1. “ঝিনুক থেকে ঝিনাইদহ নামের উৎপত্তি”, in Bangla Tribune (in Bengali), accessed 2022-04-15
  2. Sen, Sukumar (1981) বাংলা স্থাননাম [Bengali toponyms] (in Bengali), Calcutta: Pustak Bipani, page 76
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