𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀭𑀸

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā). Cognate with Pali sakkharā.

Noun

𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀭𑀸 (sakkarā) f (Devanagari सक्करा)

1. sugar

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: सकर (sakar)

    Urdu: سَکَر (sakar)

• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Odia: ସାକର (sākara)
• Insular Indo-Aryan:
  • Dhivehi: ހަކުރު (hakuru)
  • Sinhalese: හකුරු (hakuru), සකුරු (sakuru)
• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Nepali: सक्खर (sakkhar)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਸੱਕਰਾ (sakkarā)

    Shahmukhi script: سَکَّرا (sakkarā)

• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Konkani:

    Devanagari script: साखर (sākhar)

    Latin script: sakhor

    Kannada script: ಸಾಖರ್ (sākhar)

  • Old Marathi:

    Devanagari script: साकर (sākara)

    Modi script: 𑘭𑘰𑘎𑘨 (sākara)

    • Marathi: साखर (sākhar), साकर (sākar)
• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Gujarati: સાકર (sākar)
  • Marwari: साकर (sākar)