sarkari
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Supporting the government of India, pro-establishment; specifically, the BJP and Hindutva, against Indian Muslim interests.
Indian usage; Slang
Example Sentences
- "They argued that households which had received loans from other government programmes such as the Integrated Rural Development Programme, should not be entitled to ecodevelopment funds as their 'quota' for sarkari money was full."
- "Instead of sticking to practices followed aeons ago of sarkari school education, he should have sent him to a good convent where it was mandatory to speak in English even during the lunch break."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: سَرْکاری, सरकारी
Usage
Phrases
sarkari Muslim
sarkari Musalman