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ਲਸਕਰੁ

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Old Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian لشکر (laškar), from Middle Persian [script needed] (lškl /⁠laškar⁠/). Related to ਲਸਕਰੀ (lasakarī, soldier). Compare Old Hindi लसकर (lasakara).

Noun

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ਲਸਕਰੁ (lasakarum

  1. army

Descendants

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  • Punjabi: laśkar
    Gurmukhi script: ਲਸ਼ਕਰ
    Shahmukhi script: لَشکَر

Further reading

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  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਲਸਕਰੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 257
  • ਲਸਕਰ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024