তালুকদার

Bengali

Etymology

From Arabic تَعَلَّق (taʕallaq, “property, attachment”) +‎ -দার (-dar, “possessor”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /t̪alukd̪aɾ/, [ˈt̪alukd̪aɾ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /t̪alukd̪aɹ/, [ˈt̪alukd̪aɹ]

Noun

তালুকদার • (talukdar) (objective তালুকদার (talukodar) or তালুকদারকে (talukdarke), genitive তালুকদারের (talukdarer), locative তালুকদারে (talukdare))

1. The holder of a taluk; a former administrative subdivision in Bengal. This role used to be passed down hereditarily.

   তালুকদার সাহেবের খামারের তিন খাদা জমি

   talukdar saheber khamarer tin khada jomi

   The Talukdar Sahib's farm is three khadas (1 khada = 16 bighas) of land.

   - Mohammad Najibar Rahman

Derived terms

• তালুকদারি (talukdari)
• পেটোয়া তালুকদার (peṭōẏa talukdar)

Proper noun

তালুকদার • (talukdar)

1. a surname from Persian, equivalent to English Talukdar

References

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