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nokar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nokar
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A servant, whether domestic, military, or civil.

Indian usage

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi नौकर (naukar), from Classical Persian نَوْکَر (nawkar), from Turkic (compare Chagatai نوکر (nökär), Ottoman Turkish نوكر (nöker), Azerbaijani nökər etc.), from Middle Mongol ᠨᠥᠬᠦᠷ (ṅwykwr /⁠nökör⁠/).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: نَوْکَر, ᠨᠥᠬᠦᠷ

Usage

Inflected Forms

nokars (plural) naukar (alternative) noker (alternative)

Questions

What does nokar mean?
A servant, whether domestic, military, or civil.
Where does nokar come from?
Borrowed from Hindi नौकर (naukar), from Classical Persian نَوْکَر (nawkar), from Turkic (compare Chagatai نوکر (nökär), Ottoman Turkish نوكر (nöker), Azerbaijani nökər etc.), from Middle Mongol ᠨᠥᠬᠦᠷ (ṅwykwr /⁠nökör⁠/).

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