लश्कर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian لشکر (laškar), from Middle Persian lškl (laškar).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ləʃ.kəɾ/, [lɐʃ.kɐɾ]

Noun

लश्कर • (laśkar) m

1. army, armed force, military

   Synonyms: सेना (senā), फ़ौज (fauj)

2. encampment, cantonment

   Synonym: छावनी (chāvnī)

3. crew, company (of a ship)

Descendants

• → English: lascar

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लशकर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press