अँकोर
Braj edit
Alternative forms edit
अँकौर (ãkaur)
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.); Compare अँकवार (ãkvār)
Noun edit
अँकोर (ãkor) m
- the embrace, the bosom; lap
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
अँकोर (ãkor) m
- a gift
- a bribe
- a light meal (as eaten by farm workers in the fields).
References edit
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अँकोर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अँकोर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press