সাতক্ষীরা

Bengali

Alternative forms

• সাতখিরা (śatkhira)

Etymology

Corrupted from earlier সাতখইরা (śatokhoira) (possibly due to folk etymological association with ক্ষীর ~ খির (khir)), from even earlier সাতঘরিয়া (śatghoriẏa) with regressive assimilation and typical high vowel metathesis, a compound of সাতঘর (śatghor) +‎ -ইয়া (-iẏa, relational suffix), referring to the Satghar Kulin Brahmins who settled there. In turn, the name is a compound of সাত (śat, “seven”) +‎ ঘর (ghor, “family, house”). The Satghar Kulin Brahmins were from Rarha (western Bengal) and, as their name suggests, consisted of seven families: the Kesharkonis (কেশরকোনী), Rayis (রায়ী), Pitmundis (পীতমুণ্ডী), Gargaris (গড়গড়ী), Ghantas (ঘণ্টা), Kulabhis (কুলভী), and Chautkhandis (চৌৎখণ্ডী). In the late 18th century, Prananath Chakraborty brought some Brahmins from these families to this region, which was renamed after them.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃat̪kʰiɾa/, [ˈʃat̪kʰiɾaˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃat̪kʰiɾa/, [ˈʃat̪kʰiɾaˑ]

Proper noun

সাতক্ষীরা • (śatkhira)

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

Synonyms

• বুড়ন (buṛon)
• বুড়নদ্বীপ (buṛonddip)
• বাগড়ী (bagoṛi)