Cypriot Arabic

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Root
p-k-r
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic بَقَر (baqar).

Noun

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pakar m (collective, singulative pakra f, plural pakrát)

  1. cows, cattle

References

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  • Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 162

Indonesian

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Possibly related to Hindi पकड़ (pakaṛ, understanding)?”

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpakar]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧kar

Noun

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pakar (plural)

  1. expert, specialist.
    Synonyms: ahli, eksper, spesialis

Derived terms

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Malay

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Possibly related to Hindi पकड़ (pakaṛ, understanding)?”

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pakar (Jawi spelling ڤاکر, plural pakar-pakar, informal 1st possessive pakarku, 2nd possessive pakarmu, 3rd possessive pakarnya)

  1. expert, specialist.
    Pakar bahasa
    Language expert

Further reading

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