খন্দকার

Bengali

Alternative forms

• খোন্দকার (khōndokar)

Etymology

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

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kʰɔnd̪okaɾ/, [ˈkʰɔnd̪okaɾ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kʰɔnd̪okaɹ/, [ˈkʰɔnd̪okaɹ]

Noun

খন্দকার • (khondokar)

1. (historical) a teacher, scholar or instructor

Proper noun

খন্দকার • (khondokar)

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

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “খন্দকার” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “খন্দকার, খোন্দকার” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh