خاکسار

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خاکْسار (xāksār, literally “earth-like”), equivalent to خاک (xāk) +‎ سار (sār).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /xɑːk.sɑːɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːɾ

Noun

خاکْسار • (xāksār) m (Hindi spelling ख़ाकसार)

1. (formal) I/me, humble, humbly referring to oneself

References

• “خاکسار”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “خاک٘سار”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.