Etymology

Bangaon

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Today it means: A city in West Bengal, India. Full definition →

Bengali বনগাঁ
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The story

  1. Bengali · borrowed fromবনগাঁ
  2. English todayBangaon

Borrowed from Bengali বনগাঁ (bongã). The -gaon suffix is possibly by influence of place names like Gurgaon, Sonargaon etc.

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