लश्कर

See also: लश्करी

Hindi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek-
    Proto-Indo-European *-seti
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂lékseti
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrákšati
    Proto-Iranian *karah
    Middle Persian lškl
    Classical Persian لَشْکَر (laškar)bor.
    Hindi लश्कर (laśkar)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian لَشْکَر (laškar).

    Displaced Old Hindi लसकर (lasakara). Cognate with Bengali লস্কর (loskor), Gujarati લશ્કર (laśkar), Marathi लष्कर (laṣkar), Punjabi ਲਸ਼ਕਰ (laśkar) / لَشکَر (laśkar), Sylheti ꠟꠡ꠆ꠇꠞ (lośxor).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    लश्कर • (laśkar) m (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

    Declension of लश्कर (masc cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct लश्कर
    laśkar     		लश्कर
    laśkar
    oblique लश्कर
    laśkar     		लश्करों
    laśkarõ
    vocative लश्कर
    laśkar     		लश्करो
    laśkaro

    Descendants

    • → English: lascar

    Proper noun

    लश्कर • (laśkar) m (Urdu spelling لَشْکَر)

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

    Further reading

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