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'''Chowdhury''' ({{lang-hi|चौधरी }}, {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|چودهری}}}}, {{lang-bn|চৌধুরী}}) is a term in [[Indo-Aryan languages]], literally meaning "holder of four". Traditionally, the term is used as a title indicating the ownership of ancestral land, but in contemporary usage it is often taken as a [[surname]] or [[title]]. The spelling of the word varies in different areas.its means also power,esspecily [[ |
'''Chowdhury''' ({{lang-hi|चौधरी }}, {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|چودهری}}}}, {{lang-bn|চৌধুরী}}) is a term in [[Indo-Aryan languages]], literally meaning "holder of four". Traditionally, the term is used as a title indicating the ownership of ancestral land, but in contemporary usage it is often taken as a [[surname]] or [[title]]. The spelling of the word varies in different areas.its means also power,esspecily [[Gujjars]] use this title in [[India]] & [[Pakistan]] |
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In northern Indian states such as [[Haryana]] and [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], the title is used by landowning [[ethnic group]] and communities, mainly [[Gujjars]] and [[Jatts]].<ref name="General1962">{{cite book|author=India. Office of the Registrar General|title=Census of India, 1961|accessdate=15 June 2011|year=1962|publisher=Manager of Publications|page=11}}</ref>However, it is also used by the [[Yadav caste|Yadav]]s, [[Kurmi caste|Kurmi]]s, [[Rajput]]s, [[Kamboh]]s, [[Minhas]] and [[Saini]]s<ref>{{cite web|title=Sainis as Zaildars (also known as Chaudharis)|url=http://shoorsaini.com/saini_zaildars_of_british_punjab}}</ref>. |
In northern Indian states such as [[Haryana]] and [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], the title is used by landowning [[ethnic group]] and communities, mainly [[Gujjars]] and [[Jatts]].<ref name="General1962">{{cite book|author=India. Office of the Registrar General|title=Census of India, 1961|accessdate=15 June 2011|year=1962|publisher=Manager of Publications|page=11}}</ref>However, it is also used by the [[Yadav caste|Yadav]]s, [[Kurmi caste|Kurmi]]s, [[Rajput]]s, [[Kamboh]]s, [[Minhas]] and [[Saini]]s<ref>{{cite web|title=Sainis as Zaildars (also known as Chaudharis)|url=http://shoorsaini.com/saini_zaildars_of_british_punjab}}</ref>. |
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Chowdhury (Hindi: चौधरी, Urdu: چودهری, Bengali: চৌধুরী) is a term in Indo-Aryan languages, literally meaning "holder of four". Traditionally, the term is used as a title indicating the ownership of ancestral land, but in contemporary usage it is often taken as a surname or title. The spelling of the word varies in different areas.its means also power,esspecily Gujjars use this title in India & Pakistan
In northern Indian states such as Haryana and Punjab, the title is used by landowning ethnic group and communities, mainly Gujjars and Jatts.[1]However, it is also used by the Yadavs, Kurmis, Rajputs, Kambohs, Minhas and Sainis[2].
References
- ^ India. Office of the Registrar General (1962). Census of India, 1961. Manager of Publications. p. 11.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Sainis as Zaildars (also known as Chaudharis)".