Urdu edit

Etymology edit

Corrupted from Russian Калашников (Kalašnikov), possibly through or influenced by English Kalashnikov.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

کْلاشِنْکوف (klāśinkoff (Hindi spelling क्लाशिंकोफ़)

  1. Kalashnikov

Further reading edit

  • کلاشنکوف”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “کلاشنکوف”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • کلاشنکوف”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.