Speakur

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akhrot

/əkʰ.ɾoːʈ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
akhrot
IPA
/əkʰ.ɾoːʈ/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

walnut.

Indian usage

noun

a Pashtun person

Derogatory; Slang

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani अख़रोट (axroṭ) / اَخْروٹ (axroṭ), in turn derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁄𑀝 (akkhoṭa), ultimately derived from Sanskrit अक्षोट (akṣoṭa). The sense of "Pashtun person" was derived from comparing Pashtuns to walnuts due to their resilience, or mocking Pashtun speakers' accent when they speak in Urdu.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁄𑀝, अक्षोट

Usage

Inflected Forms

akhrots (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce akhrot?
The recorded pronunciation is /əkʰ.ɾoːʈ/.
What does akhrot mean?
walnut.
Where does akhrot come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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