ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া

Bengali

Alternative forms

• Vaṅga:
  • বাউনবাইরা (baunbaira)
  • বাওনবাইরা (baōnbaira)
  • বামনবাইরা (bamonbaira)
  • বাউনবাইড়া (baunbaiṛa)
  • বাওনবাইড়া (baōnbaiṛa)
  • বাউনবাড়িয়া (baunbaṛiẏa)
  • বামুনবাড়িয়া (bamunbaṛiẏa)
  • বাওনবাড়িয়া (baōnbaṛiẏa)
  • বামনবাড়িয়া (bamonbaṛiẏa)
  • বামনবাইড়া (bamonbaiṛa)
  • বামুনবাইড়া (bamunbaiṛa)

Etymology

A compound of ব্রাহ্মণ (brahmon, “Brahmin”) +‎ বাড়ি (baṛi, “home”) +‎ -ইয়া (-iẏa, suffix to mean relationship), literally meaning "home of the Brahmins".

There are several opinions about the naming of Brahmanbaria district. It is known from The History of Naming (Bengali: নামকরণের ইতিকথা) by SM Shah Nur that during the rule of the Senas, the area (then known as Rang) lacked a Brahmin presence which would was not ideal for puja. To solve this problem, the Sena king brought some Brahmin families from Kanyakunj to inhabit Rang. In the 14th century, Qazi Mahmud Shah invited the Brahmins of Rang to accept Islam, and they willingly converted. Rang was named as Baunbaira (lit. Brahmins leaving in the local dialect of the district) after this incident.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /bɾamɦonbaɽi̯a/, [ˈbɾamɦonbaɽi̯aˑ], /bɾamːonbaɾi̯a/, [ˈbɾamːonbaɾi̯aˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /bɹamɦonbaɹi̯a/, [ˈbɹamɦonbaɹi̯aˑ], /bɹamːonbaɹi̯a/, [ˈbɹamːonbaɹi̯aˑ]

Noun

ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া • (brahmonbaṛiẏa)

1. Brahmanbaria (a city in Bangladesh).

   Synonyms: শহীদবাড়িয়া (śohidbaṛiẏa), রং (roṅ)

Derived terms

• ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া জেলা (brahmonbaṛiẏa jela)
• বি-বাড়িয়া (bi-baṛiẏa)