"saar" meaning in English

See saar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /saːr/ Forms: saars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} saar (plural saars)
  1. (India) Pronunciation spelling of sir. Tags: India, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: sir
    Sense id: en-saar-en-noun-QY0Z6MFu Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, Indian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 23 1 6 1 26 31 4 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 1 6 1 28 34 2 2 2
  2. (slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) an Indian person. Tags: derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur
    Sense id: en-saar-en-noun-Xu~evFIk Categories (other): English ethnic slurs

Inflected forms

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