ঠাকুর

Bengali

Alternative forms
  • ঠাউর (ṭhaur) – non-standard

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit ठक्कुर (ṭhakkura), possibly ultimately a substrate word.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʈʰa.kur/, [ˈʈ̟ʰä.kuˑɾ]
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Noun

ঠাকুর • (ṭhakur)

  1. deity (god or goddess)
  2. idol of a deity
  3. God
  4. lord, master; overlord, king
  5. respected being; elder
  6. (spiritual) preceptor or guide
  7. Brahmin
    Synonyms: ব্রাহ্মণ (brahmôṇ), বামন (bamôn), বামুন (bamun)

Derived terms
  • ঠাকুরগাঁও (ṭhakurgão)
  • ঠাকুরঘর (ṭhakurghôr)
  • ঠাকুরজামাই (ṭhakurjamai)
  • ঠাকুরঝি (ṭhakurjhi)
  • ঠাকুরদাদা (ṭhakurdada)
  • ঠাকুরদালান (ṭhakurdalan)
  • ঠাকুরপো (ṭhakurpo)
  • ঠাকুরবাড়ি (ṭhakurbaṛi)
  • ঠাকুরমশাই (ṭhakurmôśai)
  • ঠাকুরমা (ṭhakurma)
  • ঠাকুরাণী (ṭhakuraṇī)
  • ঠাকুরাল (ṭhakural)

Proper noun

ঠাকুর • (ṭhakur)

  1. a surname, equivalent to English Tagore or Thakur
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