Etymology

Narayanganj District

Today it means: One of the thirteen districts in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh. Full definition →

Bengali নারায়ণ ← Persian گنج
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  1. Persian · derived fromگنج
  2. Bengali · derived fromগঞ্জ“treasury, store”
  3. Bengali · derived fromনারায়ণ
  4. English todayNarayanganj District

Named after a market which was dedicated to the god Narayana; thus ultimately a bilingual compound of Bengali নারায়ণ (naraẏon) + Bengali গঞ্জ (gonj, “treasury, store”), from Persian گنج.

Words from the same roots

Persianگنج all →

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