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English word origin

Etymology of abkar

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”), Sa

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noun

A wine seller; one who is subject to the abkari tax.

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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”).

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