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পাবনা

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Bengali

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Etymology

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Probably from পাবনী (paboni), from Sanskrit पावनी (pāvanī, Ganges, literally purifier), as the Sanskrit name was later used to mean the eastern branches of the Ganges.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /pabna/, [ˈpabnaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /pabna/, [ˈpabnaˑ]

Proper noun

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পাবনা (pabna) (objective পাবনা (pabona) or পাবনাকে (pabnake), genitive পাবনার (pabonar), locative পাবনায় (pabonaẏ) or পাবনাতে (pabnate))

  1. Pabna (a city in the Pabna District, Bangladesh)
  2. Pabna District (a district of Bangladesh)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ 'পাবনা'র নেপথ্যে যত জনশ্রুতি”, in Bangla Tribune[1] (in Bengali), 2023 July 5 (last accessed)