name
Meaning 1
A surname from Persian.
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Standard Lemma guide
sarkar
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈsɜːkɑː/
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India: /səɹkaːɹ/
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CMU ARPABET: S AA1 R K AA2 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
An administrative unit used mostly in the Muslim states of South Asia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, historical
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noun
Meaning 3
A clerk or accountant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, historical
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noun
Meaning 4
A native steward or housekeeper.
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Usage: India
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noun
Meaning 5
The Government, the State.
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Usage: India
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noun
Meaning 6
Administration of a particular prime minister.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Bengali সরকার (śorkar).
From Hindi सरकार (sarkār)/Urdu سرکار (sarkār), from Persian سرکار (sarkâr, “superintendent, overseer, chief”), compound of سر (sar, “head”) + کار (kâr, “agent, doer”).
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