خاکسار

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (xāksār, literally “earth-like”), equivalent to خاک (xāk) +‎ سار (sār).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /xɑːk.sɑːɾ/
Rhymes: -ɑːɾ

Noun

خاکْسار • (xāksār) m (Hindi spelling ख़ाकसार)

(formal) I/me, humble, humbly referring to oneself

References

“خاکسار”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“خاک٘سار”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

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