Etymology

Majumdar

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Today it means: A surname from Bengali. Full definition →

Bengali মজুমদার ← Classical Persian مَجْمُوع دَار
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The story

  1. Classical Persian · derived fromمَجْمُوع دَار
  2. Bengali · borrowed fromমজুমদার“record keeper”
  3. English todayMajumdar

Borrowed from Bengali মজুমদার (mojumodar, “record keeper”), from Classical Persian مَجْمُوع دَار (majmū' dār).

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