सोनारगाँव

Hindi

गोआलदी मसजिद, सोनारगांव

Alternative forms

• सोनारगांव (sonārgāmv), सोनारगाँ (sonārgā̃)

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali সোনারগাঁও (śōnargãō), Which is from সোনা (śōna, “gold”) + -র (-r, “of”) + গাঁও (gãō, “village”). Unrelated to सोनार (sonār, “goldsmith”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /soː.nɑːɾ.ɡɑ̃ːʋ/, [soː.näːɾ.ɡä̃ːʋ], /soː.nɑːɾ.ɡɑ̃ː.oː/, [soː.näːɾ.ɡä̃ː.oː]
• (Kolkata) IPA^(key): /ʃoː.nɑːɾ.ɡɑ̃ːʋ/, [ʃoː.näːɾ.ɡä̃ːʋ], /ʃoː.nɑːɾ.ɡɑ̃ː.oː/, [ʃoː.näːɾ.ɡä̃ː.oː]

Proper noun

सोनारगाँव • (sonārgā̃v) ?

1. Sonargaon (an ancient city in Bangladesh)
2. An upazila in the Narayanganj District
3. A former city-state in Bengal