English Explanatory Dictionary

Meghna

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. One of the three major rivers of Bangladesh which forms the Ganges delta, along with the Ganges (Padma) and Brahmaputra (Jamuna).
  2. A female given name.

Pronunciation

/meɡʱ(ə)nɑ/ /ˈmeɪɡnə/ /ˈmɛɡnə/

Word forms

Meghna

Etymology

A transliteration of Bengali মেঘনা (meghona), from মেঘ (megh, “cloud”), from Sanskrit मेघ (megha).

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