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Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Origin of names of Bengali cities

Suffixes meaning “city” (Beng., -nagar, -pur)
Examples - Krishnanagar, Faridpur etc.
Suffixes meaning “market” (Beng., -hāṭ; Pers., -bāzār)
Examples - Bagerhat, Cossimbazar
Suffixes meaning “storehouse” (Pers., -ganjor “storehouse”)
Examples - Bakarganj
Suffixes meaning “cultivated area” (Pers., -ābād)
Examples - Murshidabad
Suffixes meaning" "Cut" (Bang.,-kati)
example - Swarupkati , Jhalakati

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