लष्कर

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian لشکر (laškar), from Middle Persian [script needed] (lškl /⁠laškar⁠/). Compare Gujarati લશ્કર (laśkar), Hindi लश्कर (laśkar), Punjabi ਲਸ਼ਕਰ (laśkar) / لَشکَر (laśkar).

Noun

लष्कर • (laṣkar) n

1. army

   Synonyms: फौज (phauj), सेना (senā), सैन्य (sainya)

2. cantonment, encampment

Noun

लष्कर • (laṣkar) m

1. lascar

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “लष्कर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “लशकर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “लश्क(ष्क-स्क)र&searchhws=yes&matchtype=exact लश(ष)कर, लश्क(ष्क-स्क)र”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).