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Gujarati
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian شکر (šakkar, šakar), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (škʿ /šakar/), from Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel”). Doublet of સાકર (sākar) and શર્કરા (śarkarā).
Pronunciation
Noun
શકર • (śakar)
- sugar
- Synonyms: સાકર (sākar), ખાંડ (khā̃ḍ)