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/, [ˈdʒʱinai̯d̪ɔɦoˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑʱinai̯d̪ɔɦo/, [ˈdʑʱinai̯d̪ɔɦoˑ]

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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