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abkar

US/ˈɑb.kɑɹ/

abkar noun: a wine seller; one who is subject to the abkari tax.

Noun

abkar (plural abkars)

  1. (India, North) A wine seller; one who is subject to the abkari tax.

Forms of abkar

pluralabkars

Origin of abkar

Borrowed from Hindustani آبکار (ābkār) / आबकार (ābkār), from Classical Persian آبکار (ābkār), from آب (āb, “water”) (from Middle Persian ʾp̄ (āp, “water”), from Old Persian āpi-, akin to Avestan 𐬁𐬟𐬱 (āfš, “water”), Sanskrit अप् (ap, “water”), Lithuanian ùpė, Old Prussian appi (“river”)) + کار (kâr, “does”), akin to Sanskrit कर (kara, “doing, giving, effecting”).

Questions about abkar

What does abkar mean?
Abkar means a wine seller; one who is subject to the abkari tax.
What part of speech is abkar?
Abkar is a noun.
How do you pronounce abkar?
Abkar is pronounced /ˈɑb.kɑɹ/ (US).
What is the plural of abkar?
The plural of abkar is abkars.

Words near abkar in the dictionary

  1. abjureth
  2. abjuring
  3. abjuring the realm
  4. abjuror
  5. abjurors
  6. abkar
  7. abkaree
  8. abkari
  9. abkaris
  10. abkarry
  11. abkars

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