See also: шэкэр and шеќер

Karachay-Balkar

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish شكر (şeker), from Persian شکر (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, ground or candied sugar", originally "grit, gravel), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (gravel, boulder). Compare English sugar.

Noun

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шекер (şeker)

  1. sugar

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Kazakh

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Alternative scripts
Arabic شەكەر
Cyrillic шекер
Latin şeker
Yañalif ceker

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Persian شکر (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, ground or candied sugar", originally "grit, gravel), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (gravel, boulder). Cognate with English sugar.

Noun

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шекер (şeker)

  1. sugar

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Kumyk

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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шекер (şeker)

  1. sugar

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Kyrgyz

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Etymology

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From Persian شکر (šekar), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar), from Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel).

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шекер (şeker) (Arabic spelling شەكەر)

  1. sugar

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Lezgi

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Etymology

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From a Turkic language, ultimately from Persian شکر. Compare Azerbaijani şəkər.

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шекер (šeker)

  1. sugar

Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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шекер (šeker)

  1. Misspelling of шеќер (šeḱer).

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Tabasaran

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Noun

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шекер (šeker)

  1. sugar