नौकर

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian نوکر (nawkar), from a Turkic source, ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *nökör (friend). Compare Punjabi ਨੌਕਰ (naukar) / نوکَر (nokar), Gujarati નોકર (nokar), Marathi नोकर (nokar), Bengali নওকর (noōkor), Kannada ನೌಕರ (naukara).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nɔː.kəɾ/, [nɔː.kɐɾ]

Noun[edit]

नौकर (naukarm (feminine नौकरानी, Urdu spelling نَوکَر)

  1. servant
    Synonyms: सेवक (sevak), दास (dās)
  2. employee

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