अँकोर

Braj

Alternative forms

अँकौर (ãkaur)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə̃.koːɾ/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.); Compare अँकवार (ãkvār)

Noun

अँकोर (ãkor) m

1. the embrace, the bosom; lap

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

अँकोर (ãkor) m

1. a gift
2. a bribe
3. a light meal (as eaten by farm workers in the fields).

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अँकोर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अँकोर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press