ঠাকুর

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ঠাগুর (ṭhagur), ঠাউর (ṭhaur) — Vanga

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ठक्कुर (ṭhakkura), ultimately a substrate word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʈʰa.kur/, [ˈʈ̟ʰä.kuˑɾ]

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Noun

ঠাকুর • (ṭhakur)

1. deity (god or goddess)
2. idol of a deity
3. God
4. lord, master; overlord, king
5. respected being; elder
6. (spiritual) preceptor or guide
7. Brahmin

   Synonyms: ব্রাহ্মণ (brahmon), বামন (bamon), বামুন (bamun)

Derived terms

• ঠাকুরগাঁও (ṭhakurgãō)
• ঠাকুরঘর (ṭhakurghor)
• ঠাকুরজামাই (ṭhakurjamai)
• ঠাকুরঝি (ṭhakurjhi)
• ঠাকুরদাদা (ṭhakurdada)
• ঠাকুরদালান (ṭhakurdalan)
• ঠাকুরপো (ṭhakuropō)
• ঠাকুরবাড়ি (ṭhakurbaṛi)
• ঠাকুরমশাই (ṭhakuromśai)
• ঠাকুরমা (ṭhakuroma)
• ঠাকুরাণী (ṭhakurani)
• ঠাকুরাল (ṭhakural)

Proper noun

ঠাকুর • (ṭhakur)

1. a surname, equivalent to English Tagore or Thakur