Etymology

sarkar

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Today it means: An administrative unit used mostly in the Muslim states of South Asia. Full definition →

Hindi सरकार ← Urdu سرکار ← Persian سرکار
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sarkar · noun1

  1. Persian · derived fromسرکار“superintendent, overseer, chief”
  2. Urdu · derived fromسرکار
  3. Hindi · derived fromसरकार
  4. English todaysarkar

From Hindi सरकार (sarkār)/Urdu سرکار (sarkār), from Persian سرکار (sarkâr, “superintendent, overseer, chief”), compound of سر (sar, “head”) + کار (kâr, “agent, doer”).

Sarkar · proper noun2

  1. Bengali · borrowed fromসরকার
  2. English todaySarkar

Borrowed from Bengali সরকার (śorkar).

Words from the same roots

Bengaliসরকার all →

Sarker

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