"sarkar" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɜːkɑː/ [UK], /səɹkaːɹ/ [India] Forms: sarkars [plural]
Etymology: From Hindi सरकार (sarkār)/Urdu سرکار (sarkār), from Persian سرکار (sarkâr, “superintendent, overseer, chief”), compound of سر (sar, “head”) + کار (kâr, “agent, doer”). Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|hi|सरकार}} Hindi सरकार (sarkār), {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|ur|سرکار|tr=sarkār}} Urdu سرکار (sarkār), {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|fa|سرکار|t=superintendent, overseer, chief|tr=sarkâr}} Persian سرکار (sarkâr, “superintendent, overseer, chief”), {{m|fa|سر||head|tr=sar}} سر (sar, “head”), {{m|fa|کار||agent, doer|tr=kâr}} کار (kâr, “agent, doer”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sarkar (plural sarkars)
  1. (historical) An administrative unit used mostly in the Muslim states of South Asia. Tags: India, historical Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-sarkar-en-noun-Gx2B2fQj Disambiguation of Occupations: 28 28 19 2 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations, Indian English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 7 1 1 34 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 5 1 7 32 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 57 8 2 2 32 Disambiguation of Indian English: 53 11 6 12 18
  2. A Hindu clerk or accountant. Tags: India Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-sarkar-en-noun-DJ3cvHsW Disambiguation of Occupations: 28 28 19 2 23
  3. A native steward or housekeeper. Tags: India Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-sarkar-en-noun-CN9q3En4 Disambiguation of Occupations: 28 28 19 2 23
  4. The Government, the State. Tags: India Categories (topical): Government
    Sense id: en-sarkar-en-noun-zjMoDb-8 Disambiguation of Government: 0 0 0 86 14
  5. Administration of a particular prime minister. Tags: India Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-sarkar-en-noun-EXqT6w-c Disambiguation of Occupations: 28 28 19 2 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sirkar, sircar, circar

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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