लसकर

Old Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian لشکر (laškar), from Middle Persian [script needed] (lškl /⁠laškar⁠/). Compare Old Punjabi ਲਸਕਰੁ (lasakaru).

Noun

लसकर (lasakara)

  1. camp

Descendants
  • Hindustani: laśkar
    Hindi: लश्कर
    Urdu: لَشْکَر (laśkar)

Further reading
  • Jaroslav Strnad (2013) Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindī : Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabīr Vānī Poems From Rājasthān (Brill's Indological Library; 45), Leiden, →OCLC, page 562

Rajasthani

Etymology

From Classical Persian لشکر (laškar).

Noun

लसकर (laskar) ?

  1. army
  2. group
  3. camp, encampment

Derived terms

References
  • Bhanwar Lal Suthar and Sukhveer Singh Gahlot (1998), Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary, page 297. Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press).
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