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ময়মনসিংহ

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Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Corruption of the name of the local ruler, মোমেন সিং (mōmen śiṅ), whose name was a compound of bilingual origin, from Arabic مُؤْمِن (muʔmin, “believer”) and Sanskrit सिंह (siṃha, “lion”); equivalent to Bengali মোমেন (mōmen) and সিংহ (śiṅho).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /mɔe̯monʃiŋ(ho)/, [ˈmɔe̯monʃiŋ(ho)]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /mɔe̯monʃiŋ(ho)/, [ˈmɔe̯monʃiŋ(ho)]

Proper noun

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ময়মনসিংহ • (moẏomnośiṅho)

  1. Mymensingh (a city in Bangladesh)
    Synonyms: মোমেনশাহী (mōmenśahi), নাসিরাবাদ (naśirabad)
  2. Mymensingh Division (a division of Bangladesh)
    Synonym: ময়মনসিংহ বিভাগ (moẏmonśiṅh bibhag)
  3. Mymensingh District (a district of Bangladesh)
    Synonym: ময়মনসিংহ জেলা (moẏmonśiṅh zela)
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