नोकर

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نوکر (nawkar). Compare Gujarati નોકર (nokar), Kannada ನೌಕರ (naukara), Hindustani نَوکَر (naukar) / नौकर (naukar), Punjabi ਨੌਕਰ (naukar) / نوکَر (nokar), Bengali নওকর (noōkor).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /no.kəɾ/

Noun

नोकर • (nokar) m

  1. employee, servant
    Synonyms: चाकर (cākar), सेवक (sevak)

Derived terms

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “नोकर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “नोकर,_नौकर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
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