रज़ाकार
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
From रज़ा (razā, “will, pleasure”) + -कार (-kār, “doer”), literally “one who is willing”.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
रज़ाकार • (razākār) m (Urdu spelling رضاکار)
- (Islam) razakar: a volunteer for a Muslim organization
- (historical) a Hyderabadi razakar who fought against the Indian integration of Hyderabad State [in 1947]
- (historical) a Pakistani razakar who aided the Pakistani army against the Bangladeshi Mukti Bahini [in 1971]