নওকরি

Bengali

Alternative forms

• নকরি (nokri), নোকরি (nōkri)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نوکری (nawkari).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /nɔo̯kɾi/, [ˈnɔo̯kɾiˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /nɔo̯kɹi/, [ˈnɔo̯kɹiˑ]

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Noun

নওকরি • (noōkri)

1. servant, dependent; retainer

Related terms

• নওকর চাকরি (domestic work)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “নওকরি”, Government of Bangladesh