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Manikgonj District

Manikgonj District proper noun: one of the thirteen districts in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh.

Proper noun

Manikgonj District

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

Manikgonj District meaning in Bengali

Manikgonj District in Bengali

Manikgonj District
মানিকগঞ্জ জেলা manikogonj jela

Origin of Manikgonj 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).

Questions about Manikgonj District

What does Manikgonj District mean?
Manikgonj District means one of the thirteen districts in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh.
What is Manikgonj District in Bengali?
Manikgonj District in Bengali is মানিকগঞ্জ জেলা (manikogonj jela). See Manikgonj District meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is Manikgonj District?
Manikgonj District is a proper noun.

Words near Manikgonj District in the dictionary

  1. maniguette
  2. Manihiki
  3. manihoc
  4. manihot
  5. Maniitsoq
  6. Manikgonj District
  7. manikin
  8. manikinism
  9. manikins
  10. manila
  11. Manila bean

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