কুষ্টিয়া
Bengali
editEtymology
editCompound of কুষ্টা (kuśṭa, “jute”) + -ইয়া (-iẏa, relational suffix), named such due to the historical jute production in the area.[1]
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editকুষ্টিয়া • (kuśṭiẏa)
- Kushtia (a city in the Kushtia District, Bangladesh)
- Kushtia District (a district of Bangladesh)
References
edit- ^ “পাট থেকে যেভাবে 'কুষ্টিয়া' নামের উৎপত্তি”, in Bangla Tribune[1] (in Bengali), 2023 April 25 (last accessed)