The Bengali surname comes from the
Old Persian Khandan (
Persian: خواندن,
romanized: Xwândan,
lit. 'To read') and the suffix kar (
Persian: گار,
romanized: Gâr) which joins the root of the verb to mean the one who reads. The Bengali definition of the word is an instructor or teacher. The usage of Persian as an official language in
Bengal was common during the rule of the
Bengal Sultanate and the
Mughal Empire. The
Persians as well as members of the
Turco-Persian tradition were a large immigrant community during both periods in which they integrated with the local
Bengali community.[1] Many Persians in Bengal became teachers, lawyers, scholars and clerics.[2] These Persians merged with Bengalis to become Bengali Muslims.
Variations
Variations of the surname Khondakar also remain very common. These include different English transliterations and regional pronunciations of the term. Different English spellings include: Khondker, Khandaker, Khondoker, Khondokar, Khondaker, Khondkar, Khandakar, Khandker, and Khandoker.
^Abu Musa Mohammad Arif Billah (2012).
"Persian". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.).
Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
Surname list
This page lists people with the
surnameKhondakar. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.
The Bengali surname comes from the
Old Persian Khandan (
Persian: خواندن,
romanized: Xwândan,
lit. 'To read') and the suffix kar (
Persian: گار,
romanized: Gâr) which joins the root of the verb to mean the one who reads. The Bengali definition of the word is an instructor or teacher. The usage of Persian as an official language in
Bengal was common during the rule of the
Bengal Sultanate and the
Mughal Empire. The
Persians as well as members of the
Turco-Persian tradition were a large immigrant community during both periods in which they integrated with the local
Bengali community.[1] Many Persians in Bengal became teachers, lawyers, scholars and clerics.[2] These Persians merged with Bengalis to become Bengali Muslims.
Variations
Variations of the surname Khondakar also remain very common. These include different English transliterations and regional pronunciations of the term. Different English spellings include: Khondker, Khandaker, Khondoker, Khondokar, Khondaker, Khondkar, Khandakar, Khandker, and Khandoker.
^Abu Musa Mohammad Arif Billah (2012).
"Persian". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.).
Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
Surname list
This page lists people with the
surnameKhondakar. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.