সিকান্দর

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ইস্কান্দার (iskandar)

Etymology

From Classical Persian سکندر (sekandar), from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros). Doublet of আলেকজান্ডার (alekjanḍar).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃikand̪ɔɾ/, [ˈʃikand̪ɔɾ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃikand̪ɔɹ/, [ˈʃikand̪ɔɹ]

Proper noun

সিকান্দর • (śikandor)

1. a male given name from Persian, equivalent to English Sikandar
2. Alexander the Great

   Synonym: আলেকজান্ডার (alekjanḍar)