রাজধানী

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit রাজধানী (rājadhānī, “royal town”), a compound of রাজ (rāja, “king”) + ধানী (dhānī, “town”), feminine of the noun ধান (dhāna, “receptacle”), from the root ধা (dhā, “to place”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾɑd͡ʒ.d̪ʱɑ.ni/
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Noun

রাজধানী • (rajdhani)

  1. capital, capital city
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