Manikgonj District

proper noun

One of the thirteen districts in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh.

OriginBengali মানিক ← Persian گنج ← Sanskrit माणिक्य →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. One of the thirteen districts in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh.

Origin

  1. Sanskritमाणिक्य
  2. Persianگنج“treasury, store”
  3. Bengaliমানিক“ruby”
  4. EnglishManikgonj District

Named after a Sufi preacher called Manik Shah; thus ultimately a bilingual compound of Bengali মানিক (manik, “ruby”) + Persian گنج (“treasury, store”); the first element is from Sanskrit माणिक्य (māṇikya), a vriddhi of मणिक (maṇika), a compound of मणि (maṇi, “gem, jewel”) + -क (-ka, diminutive suffix).

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Translations

Bengali মানিকগঞ্জ জেলা
  • মানিকগঞ্জ জেলা (manikogonj jela)Manikgonj District
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