সুন্দরবন

Bengali

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Etymology

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A compound of সুন্দর (śundor, beautiful) + বন (bon, forest), literally meaning "beautiful forest", referring to the natural beauty of the forest as well the abundance of sundari trees (Bengali: সুন্দরী; from the first element) in it.

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʃund̪oɾbon/, [ˈʃund̪oɾbon]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ʃund̪oɹbon/, [ˈʃund̪oɹbon]
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Proper noun

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সুন্দরবন (śundorbon)

  1. the Sundarbans (a mangrove area in the Ganges delta)