അബ്കാരി

Malayalam

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آبکاری (ābkārī). Cognate with English abkari, Hindi आबकारी (ābkārī) and Tamil ஆப்காரி (āpkāri)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐbkaːɾi/

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Noun

അബ്കാരി • (abkāri)

1. dealing of alcohol
2. (historical) liquor tax, excise tax