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lascar

Meaningarmy

Common meaning: an East Indian sailor

Journey through time

  1. Persianlashkar‘an army’source
  2. Persianmeaning shiftsan army → a soldier, camp-followerlashkari‘a soldier, camp-follower’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa soldier, camp-follower → an East Indian sailorlascar‘an East Indian sailor’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Persian lashkar ‘army’.

Roots

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