Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nilphamari district

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nil-phamar-i dis-trict
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of the eight districts in the Rangpur Division of Bangladesh

Etymology

Refers to the district of Nilphamari, which is a transliteration of নিলফামারী (nilphamari), a corruption of নীলখামারী (nilkhamari), a compound of নীল (nil, “indigo”) + খামারী (khamari, a suffixed form of খামার (khamar, “farm”)), literally meaning "indigo farm", referring to the former indigo cultivation in this region.

Questions

What does nilphamari district mean?
One of the eight districts in the Rangpur Division of Bangladesh
Where does nilphamari district come from?
Refers to the district of Nilphamari, which is a transliteration of নিলফামারী (nilphamari), a corruption of নীলখামারী (nilkhamari), a compound of নীল (nil, “indigo”) + খামারী (khamari, a suffixed form of খামার (khamar, “farm”)), literally meaning "indigo farm", referring to the former indigo cultivation in this region.

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