नोकर

नोकर

See also: नोकरी, नौकर, and नौकरी

Marathi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /no.kəɾ/

Noun

नोकर • (nokar) m

1. employee, servant

   Synonyms: चाकर (cākar), सेवक (sevak)

Derived terms

• नोकरी (nokrī)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “नोकर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “नोकर,_नौकर”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.