ঝিনাইদহ

Bengali edit

Alternative forms edit

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]
Audio (file)
(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

[BT-1] “ঝিনুক থেকে ঝিনাইদহ নামের উৎপত্তি”, in Bangla Tribune‎^[1] (in Bengali), 2022 April 15 (last accessed)

[2] Sen, Sukumar (1981) বাংলা স্থাননাম [Bengali toponyms]‎^[2] (in Bengali), Calcutta: Pustak Bipani, page 76

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