shikari
/ʃɪˈkɑːɹiː/
shikari noun: a hunter or tracker, especially in the Indian subcontinent.
Noun
shikari (plural shikaris)
- A hunter or tracker, especially in the Indian subcontinent.
- ‘And if thou art not a shikarri, where didst thou learn thy knowledge of the tiger-folk?’ said he. ‘No tracker could have done better.’1893, Rudyard Kipling, “In the Rukh”, in Many Inventions, London: Macmillan and Co., page 196
- I wonder that my very simple stratagem could deceive so old a shikari,’ said Holmes.1903, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Empty House, Norton, published 2005, page 807
- A shooting-boat used in the Kashmir lakes.
shikari meaning in Urdu and Bengali
shikari in Urdu
- shikari
- شکاری śikārī
shikari in Bengali
- একজন শিকারি, অনুসন্ধানকারী
Forms of shikari
| plural | shikaris |
|---|---|
| alternative form (dated) | shecarry |
| alternative form (dated) | shekarry |
| alternative form (dated) | shickaree |
| alternative form (dated) | shikaree |
| alternative form (dated) | shikarree |
| alternative form (dated) | shikarri |
Origin of shikari
From Urdu شکاری / Hindi शिकारी (śikārī), from Classical Persian شکاری (šikārī, “of hunting”), from شکار (šikār, “hunting, game”).
Questions about shikari
- What does shikari mean?
- Shikari means a hunter or tracker, especially in the Indian subcontinent.
- What is shikari in Urdu?
- Shikari in Urdu is شکاری (śikārī). See Shikari meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is shikari?
- Shikari is a noun.
- How do you pronounce shikari?
- Shikari is pronounced /ʃɪˈkɑːɹiː/.
- What is the plural of shikari?
- The plural of shikari is shikaris.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: shikari (page history and authors); شکاری (Urdu) (page history and authors); shikari (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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