શકર

See also: શુક્ર

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• શક્કર (śakkar)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شکر (šakkar, šakar), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (škʿ /⁠šakar⁠/), from Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel”). Doublet of સાકર (sākar) and શર્કરા (śarkarā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈʃə.kəɾ/
• Rhymes: -əɾ

Noun

શકર • (śakar)

1. sugar

   Synonyms: સાકર (sākar), ખાંડ (khā̃ḍ)