বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वन्द्योपाध्याय (vandyopādhyāya), from Sanskrit वन्द्य (vandya, “venerable”) + Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya, “teacher”). Doublet of ব্যানার্জী (bênarji).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /bɔnd̪opad̪ʱːae̯/, [ˈbɔnd̪opad̪ʱːae̯]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /bɔnd̪opad̪ʱːae̯/, [ˈbɔnd̪opad̪ʱːae̯]

Proper noun

বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় • (bonddōpaddhaẏ)

1. a surname from Sanskrit, equivalent to English Bandyopadhyay or Banerjee