English Explanatory Dictionary

Lalmonirhat District

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. One of the eight districts in the Rangpur Division of Bangladesh

Word forms

Lalmonirhat District

Etymology

Refers to the district of Lalmonirhat, which is a transliteration of Bengali লালমনিরহাট (lalomnirhaṭ), a corruption of লালমণিরহাট (lalomnirhaṭ), which is ultimately a compound of লাল (lal, “red”) + মণির (monir, the genitive of মণি (maṇi, “gem, jewel”)) + হাট (haṭ, “market”).

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