Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

langar

/ˈlʌŋɡə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
lan-gar
IPA
/ˈlʌŋɡə/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A public eating-place in South Asia, now especially a communal kitchen run by a Sikh community and serving free food.

Countable

noun

The free food served at such a place.

Uncountable

name

A village in Langar cum Barnstone parish, Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7234).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Hindi लंगर (laṅgar), Punjabi ਲੰਗਰ (laṅgar, “public kitchen, almshouse”), and their source, Classical Persian لنگر (langar, “public eating-place attached to Sufi shrine”). Doublet of anchor.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: लंगर, لنگر

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈlʌŋɡə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

langars (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

langgar

Rhymes With

younger hunger air hunger monger

Questions

How do you pronounce langar?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlʌŋɡə/.
What does langar mean?
A public eating-place in South Asia, now especially a communal kitchen run by a Sikh community and serving free food.
Where does langar come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce langar

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