খন্দকার

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Bengali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A compound from Middle Bengali খন্দন (khondon) and -কার (-kar), ultimately from Classical Persian خواندن (xwāndan, to read, study) and کار (-kār, occupational suffix) respectively.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kʰɔnd̪okaɾ/, [ˈkʰɔnd̪okaɾ]
    (file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kʰɔnd̪okaɹ/, [ˈkʰɔnd̪okaɹ]

Noun[edit]

খন্দকার (khondokar)

  1. (historical) a teacher, scholar or instructor

Proper noun[edit]

খন্দকার (khondokar)

  1. a surname, Khondokar, Khondakar, Khandokar, or Khandakar, from Persian

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