Bandarban

English

Etymology

From Bengali বান্দরবান (bandorban), from earlier বান্দরবাঁধ (bandorbãdh, “dam of monkeys”), a compound of বান্দর (bandor, “monkey”) + বাঁধ (bãdh, “dam”), such named due to a legend that monkeys were once seen walking in a row during a heavy rainfall and that this row was compared to a dam by the locals.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbændæːɹbæn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbændɑːɹbæn/

Proper noun

Bandarban

  1. A hill district in Bangladesh.
  2. The administrative headquarters of Bandarban Hill District.
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