লস্কর

Bengali

Alternative forms

• লশকর (lośokor)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian لشکر (laškar), which is ultimately from Middle Persian lškl. Compare Hindi लश्कर (laśkar).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /lɔʃkɔɾ/, [ˈlɔʃkɔɾ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /lɔʃkɔɹ/, [ˈlɔʃkɔɹ]

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Noun

লস্কর • (loskor)

1. army; encampment; camp; crowd
2. naval soldier; sailor

Inflection

Inflection of লস্কর
nominative	লস্কর loskor
objective	লস্করকে loskor (semantically general or indefinite) / loskorke (semantically definite)
genitive	লস্করের loskorer
	Indefinite forms
nominative	লস্কর loskor
objective	লস্করকে loskor (semantically general or indefinite) / loskorke (semantically definite)
genitive	লস্করের loskorer
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	লস্করটা, লস্করটি loskorṭa (colloquial), loskorṭi (formal)		লস্করেরা loskorera
objective	লস্করটাকে, লস্করটিকে loskorṭake (colloquial), loskorṭike (formal)		লস্করদের(কে) loskorder(ke)
genitive	লস্করটার, লস্করটির loskorṭar (colloquial), loskorṭir (formal)		লস্করদের loskorder
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

• লস্করী (lôśkôrī)
• লোকলস্কর (lōkoloskor)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “লশকর” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “লশকর, লস্কর, নস্কর” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh