খন্দকার

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Bengali

Alternative forms

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/,
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kʰɔnd̪okaɹ/,

Noun

খন্দকার • (khondokar)

  1. (historical) a teacher, scholar or instructor

Proper noun

খন্দকার • (khondokar)

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

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