അബ്കാരി

Malayalam

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آبکاری (ābkārī). Cognate with English abkari, Hindi आबकारी (ābkārī) and Tamil ஆப்காரி (āpkāri)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɐbkaːɾi/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

അബ്കാരി • (abkāri)

  1. dealing of alcohol
  2. (historical) liquor tax, excise tax