साखर

See also: सखर

Marathi

Alternative forms

• साकर (sākar)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi साकर (sākara), from Prakrit 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀭𑀸 (sakkarā), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā). Doublet of शर्करा (śarkarā).

Cognates

Cognate with Konkani साक्कर (sākkar), Gujarati સાકર (sākar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.kʰəɾ/

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Noun

साखर • (sākhar) f

1. sugar

   Synonym: शर्करा (śarkarā) (scientific)

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “साखर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 839
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śarkarā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 715