Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Bengali term or phrase:
Subhankar Banerjee
English translation:
shoo-BHON-kor BA-ner-ji
Added to glossary by
Evija Rimšāne
Dec 18, 2007 00:50
16 yrs ago
Bengali term
Latvia
Creative/financial/technical expertise
Native in: Latvian
Works in: English to Latvian, German to Latvian
Subhankar Banerjee
Bengali to English
Social Sciences
Names (personal, company)
Name of a person
Hello everybody,
Could you please help me with pronounciation of this person's name? Actually, I have to transcript it in Latvian, but it would be very helpful if I knew how to pronounce it at least in English. :-)
Many thanks in advance!
Could you please help me with pronounciation of this person's name? Actually, I have to transcript it in Latvian, but it would be very helpful if I knew how to pronounce it at least in English. :-)
Many thanks in advance!
Proposed translations
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| 5 +3 | shoo-BHON-kor BA-ner-ji |
Java Cafe
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| 4 +1 | please see explanation below regarding pronounciation |
Serena Hiller
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| 5 | Bengali Brahmin Name |
majums2003
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Change log
Dec 18, 2007 01:32: Evija Rimšāne changed "Language pair" from "Hindi to English" to "Bengali to English"
Feb 12, 2008 22:24: Evija Rimšāne Created KOG entry
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shoo-BHON-kor BA-ner-ji
The name is from Bengali. That is, it is from West Bengal, India. Although a person with this name could be found in Bangladesh as well. The pronunciation will be slightly different depending upon whether it is a Bengali-speaking person that you are talking to or if you are talkingto a Hindi-speaking person (presumably outside of Bengal).
In native Bengali, the pronunciation will be like
shoo-BHON-kor BA ner ji
shoo rhymes with shoe
BHON is like the 'ong' in wrong
kor rhymes with for
BA is like the 'ma' in man, or 'ba' in bat
ner rhymes with her (like the 'ner' in partner)
ji is just as you would pronounce the letter 'g'.
Hope this helps.
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Note added at 41 mins (2007-12-18 01:31:43 GMT)
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Clarification : the BH in BHON is NOT silent, it just rhymes with wrong.
the BH is a consonant between b and v; it's an asphirated b.
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Note added at 55 mins (2007-12-18 01:45:12 GMT)
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Oh! Thanks to your additional notes, I recognize him as a person whose work I deeply admire. He is indeed from West Bengal, India, where his name would be pronounced as I indicated earlier.
In native Bengali, the pronunciation will be like
shoo-BHON-kor BA ner ji
shoo rhymes with shoe
BHON is like the 'ong' in wrong
kor rhymes with for
BA is like the 'ma' in man, or 'ba' in bat
ner rhymes with her (like the 'ner' in partner)
ji is just as you would pronounce the letter 'g'.
Hope this helps.
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Note added at 41 mins (2007-12-18 01:31:43 GMT)
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Clarification : the BH in BHON is NOT silent, it just rhymes with wrong.
the BH is a consonant between b and v; it's an asphirated b.
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Note added at 55 mins (2007-12-18 01:45:12 GMT)
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Oh! Thanks to your additional notes, I recognize him as a person whose work I deeply admire. He is indeed from West Bengal, India, where his name would be pronounced as I indicated earlier.
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chaman4723
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Serena Hiller
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please see explanation below regarding pronounciation
Hello Evija,
the surname Banerjee is a very common Bengali last name in India, the doubled -ee at the end of the surname would be pronounced like a stressed long "i", this last name is also very often spelled Bandopadhaya
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Note added at 28 mins (2007-12-18 01:19:05 GMT)
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Regarding the first name Subhankar: If I am not mistaken, I think the s at the beginning of the first name would be rather pronounced like Shubh (derived from the Sanskrit word meaning "luck", pronounced with a short "u")
the surname Banerjee is a very common Bengali last name in India, the doubled -ee at the end of the surname would be pronounced like a stressed long "i", this last name is also very often spelled Bandopadhaya
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Note added at 28 mins (2007-12-18 01:19:05 GMT)
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Regarding the first name Subhankar: If I am not mistaken, I think the s at the beginning of the first name would be rather pronounced like Shubh (derived from the Sanskrit word meaning "luck", pronounced with a short "u")
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your input as well, Serena, it's much appreciated:) |
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Bengali Brahmin Name
Sorce Term is the name of a Bengali Hindu Brahmin, most likely from West Bengal. 'Shu' os pronounced like 'shoe' and means 'good'. 'Bhan' is pronounced 'bnong'; 'shubhang' means auspicious. 'Kar' means 'to act'. Shubhankar means one who performss auspicious deeds. Banerjee is the surname and has no meaning as such. 'Ban is pronounced like 'can'; 'er' is pronounced like 'her' and 'jee' is pronounced 'gy' as in 'energy' or 'clergy'.
Example sentence:
Shubhankar Banerjee amar bondhur nam (Shubhankar Banerjee is the name of my friend.
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