আখুঞ্জী

Bengali

Alternative forms

• আখঞ্জী (akhôñjī)
• আখুঞ্জি (akhunji)
• আখঞ্জি (akhonji)

Etymology

From আখুন্দ (akhundo, “learned one”), which is from Classical Persian آخوند, + জী (jī, “honorific particle”).

Noun

আখুঞ্জী • (akhuñjī) (objective আখুঞ্জী (akhunji) or আখুঞ্জীকে (akhunjike), genitive আখুঞ্জীর (akhunjir), locative আখুঞ্জীতে (akhunjite))

1. (archaic) Used to address a learned person/teacher
2. A Bengali family name or surname

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “আখুঞ্জি” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh