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Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian لشکر (laškar), from Middle Persian (lškl /laškar/). Compare Gujarati લશ્કર (laśkar), Hindi लश्कर (laśkar), Punjabi ਲਸ਼ਕਰ (laśkar) / لَشکَر (laśkar).
Noun
लष्कर • (laṣkar) n
- army
- Synonyms: फौज (phauj), सेना (senā), सैन्य (sainya)
- cantonment, encampment
Noun
लष्कर • (laṣkar) m
- lascar
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “लष्कर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “लशकर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “लश्क(ष्क-स्क)र&searchhws=yes&matchtype=exact लश(ष)कर, लश्क(ष्क-स्क)र”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).