যশোর

Bengali

Etymology

Shortened from earlier যশোহর (jośōhor, literally “fame-capturing”), a compound of যশ (joś, “fame, glory, renown”, from Sanskrit यशः (yaśaḥ)) +‎ হর (hor, “capturing, gaining, receiving”, from Sanskrit हर (hara)).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /dʒɔʃoɾ/, [ˈdʒɔʃoɾ]
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(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /dʑɔʃoɹ/, [ˈdʑɔʃoɹ]
(Vanga) IPA^(key): /d̪zɔʃoɾ/, [ˈd̪zɔʃoɾ], [ˈzɔʃoɹ]

Proper noun

যশোর • (jośōr)

Jessore, Jashore (a city in the Jessore District, Bangladesh)
Jessore District (a district of Bangladesh)

Derived terms

যশোরী (jośōri)
যশোরীয়া (jośōriẏa)

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