Pashto edit

Etymology edit

Compare Persian لشکر (laškar).

Noun edit

لښکر (lax̌kárm

  1. army, troops
  2. detachment of warriors (of a tribe)
  3. a flock (of locusts), a horde
  4. a bank (of clouds)

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • لښکر”, in Pashto Dictionary, Peshawar, Pakistan: Pukhtoogle, 2020.
  • Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009) “لښکر”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press