શકર
See also: શુક્ર
Gujarati edit
Alternative forms edit
- શક્કર (śakkar)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian شکر (šakkar, šakar), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (škʿ /šakar/), from Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel”). Doublet of સાકર (sākar) and શર્કરા (śarkarā).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈʃə.kəɾ/
- Rhymes: -əɾ
Noun edit
શકર • (śakar)