abkar

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani آبکار (ābkār) / आबकार (ābkār), from Classical Persian آبکار (ābkār), from آب (āb, “water”) (from Middle Persian ʾp̄ (āp, “water”), from Old Persian āpi-, akin to Avestan 𐬁𐬟𐬱 (āfš, “water”), Sanskrit अप् (ap, “water”), Lithuanian ùpė, Old Prussian appi (“river”)) + کار (kâr, “does”), akin to Sanskrit कर (kara, “doing, giving, effecting”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɑb.kɑɹ/

Noun

abkar (plural abkars)

1. (India) A wine seller; one who is subject to the abkari tax.

Anagrams

• Akbar, Bakar, Barak, KA-BAR