যশোর

Bengali

Etymology

Syncopated from যশোহর (jośōhor, literally “fame-capturing”), from Sanskrit यशोहर (yaśohara), a compound of यशः (yaśaḥ, “fame, glory”) +‎ हर (hara, “capturing, gaining”).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /dʒɔʃoɾ/, [ˈdʒɔʃoɾ]
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(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /dʑɔʃoɾ/, [ˈdʑɔʃoɾ]

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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