Manikgonj District

English

Etymology

Named after a Sufi preacher called Manik Shah; thus ultimately a bilingual compound of Bengali মানিক (manik, “ruby”) + Persian گنج (“treasury, store”); the first element is from Sanskrit माणिक्य (māṇikya), a vriddhi of मणिक (maṇika), a compound of मणि (maṇi, “gem, jewel”) +‎ -क (-ka, diminutive suffix).

Proper noun

Manikgonj District

1. One of the thirteen districts in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh

Translations

Manikgonj District

• Bengali: মানিকগঞ্জ জেলা (bn) (manikogonj jela)