ঠাকুরগাঁও

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ঠাকুরগাঁও

Alternative forms

ঠাকুরগাঁ (ṭhakurgã)

Etymology

Compound of ঠাকুর (ṭhakur, “respected person, lord”) +‎ গাঁও (gãō, “village”), named such for the rich Chakrabarti family, who were very influential in the region.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʈʰakuɾɡão/, [ˈʈʰakuɾɡãoˑ]

Proper noun

ঠাকুরগাঁও • (ṭhakurgãō)

Thakurgaon (the capital of the Thakurgaon District, Bangladesh)
Thakurgaon District (a district of Bangladesh)

Synonyms

নিশ্চিন্তপুর (niścintopur)

Derived terms

ঠাকুরগাঁইয়া (ṭhakurgãiẏa)

References

^ “ঠাকুরবাড়ি থেকে লোকজনের মুখে মুখে ‘ঠাকুরগাঁও’”, in Bangla Tribune‎^[1] (in Bengali), 2023 March 22 (last accessed)

[DT-1] “ঠাকুরবাড়ি থেকে লোকজনের মুখে মুখে ‘ঠাকুরগাঁও’”, in Bangla Tribune‎^[1] (in Bengali), 2023 March 22 (last accessed)

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