Pirojpur District

English

Location of the Pirojpur District

Etymology

Named after a certain royal figure called Firoz, whose exact identity is debated; thus ultimately a corruption of ফিরোজপুর (phirōjpur), a bilingual compound of Classical Persian فَیروز (fīrōz, “victorious”) + Sanskrit पुर (pura, “fortress, town”).

Proper noun

Pirojpur District

1. One of the six districts in the Barisal Division of Bangladesh

Translations

Pirojpur District

• Bengali: পিরোজপুর জেলা (bn) (pirōjpur jela)
• Hindi: फ़िरोज़पुर ज़िला (firozpur zilā)
• Urdu: فیروزپور ضلع
• Uyghur: پىروزپۇر رايونى (pirozpur rayoni)