Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

askari

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
askari
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a local African military or police unit, usually one serving in a European colonial force.

name

A surname from Arabic.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- Proto-Indo-European *-seti Proto-Indo-European *h₂lékseti Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrákšati Proto-Iranian *karah Middle Persian lšklbor.? Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic عَسْكَرِيّ (ʕaskariyy)bor. Swahili askaribor. English askari From Swahili askari (“soldier”), from Arabic عَسْكَرِيّ (ʕaskariyy). Doublet of lascar.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: askari, عَسْكَرِيّ, ع س ك ر

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

askaris (plural)

Questions

What does askari mean?
A member of a local African military or police unit, usually one serving in a European colonial force.
Where does askari come from?
It is traced to Swahili.

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