Bhuiyan

B3H4U1I1Y4A1N1

proper noun

A surname from Bengali or Assamese

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Meanings

proper nounBhuiyan (plural Bhuiyans)

plural Bhuiyans

  1. A surname from Bengali or Assamese

Origin

  1. asভূঞা
  2. EnglishBhuiyan

Transliteration of Bengali ভুঁইয়া (bhũiẏa) and Assamese ভূঞা (bhuña), literally, “landowner”, and are compound of ভুঁই (bhũi, “land”) + -ইয়া (-iẏa, “owner, possessor”).

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APA

Bhuiyan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bhuiyan

MLA

“Bhuiyan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bhuiyan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bhuiyan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bhuiyan.

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