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Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian شکار (šekâr, “hunt”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃiˈcɑːɾ/,
- Rhymes: -ɑːɾ
- Hyphenation: şi‧kâr
Noun
şikâr (definite accusative şikârı, plural şikârlar)
- (archaic) hunt, hunt animal, prey
- Synonym: av
1360, Ibn-i Alâ, Danışmentname:Ol gün çok şikār ele getürdiler.- That day they captured many hunt animals
- (archaic, figurative) loot, war capture.
- Synonyms: ganimet, kazanç
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