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Borrowed from {{bor|hi|fa|لشکر|tr=laškar}}, from {{der|hi|pal||tr=[[lškl]]|ts=laškar}}. First attested as {{inh|hi|inc-ohi|लसकर}}.
Borrowed from {{bor|hi|fa|لشکر|tr=laškar}}, from {{der|hi|pal||tr=[[lškl]]|ts=laškar}}. Superseded the original borrowing {{cog|inc-ohi|लसकर}}.


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Revision as of 20:02, 21 April 2021

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian لشکر (laškar), from Middle Persian [script needed] (lškl /⁠laškar⁠/). Superseded the original borrowing Old Hindi लसकर (lasakara).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

लश्कर (laśkarm (Urdu spelling لَشْکَر)

  1. army, armed force, military
    Synonyms: सेना (senā), फ़ौज (fauj)
  2. encampment, cantonment
    Synonym: छावनी (chāvnī)
  3. crew, company (of a ship)

Declension

Descendants

  • English: lascar

Proper noun

लश्कर (laśkarm (Urdu spelling لَشْکَر)

  1. Lashkar (a neighbourhood of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India)
  2. Short for लश्कर-ए-तैयबा (laśkar-e-taiybā).

Further reading