"yaar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: yaars [plural]
Etymology: From Hindustani یار (yār) / यार (yār), from Classical Persian یار (yār). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fa-cls|یار|tr=yār}} Classical Persian یار (yār) Head templates: {{en-noun}} yaar (plural yaars)
  1. (India, Pakistan) A friend, pal, or buddy. Tags: India, Pakistan
    Sense id: en-yaar-en-noun-lddYACui Categories (other): Indian English, Pakistani English
  2. (India, Pakistan, vulgar) lover Tags: India, Pakistan, vulgar
    Sense id: en-yaar-en-noun-FqLdOocl Categories (other): Indian English, Pakistani English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: yaari

Inflected forms

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        {
          "text": "Help me, yaar!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1990, Hanif Kureishi, chapter 15, in The Buddha of Suburbia, London, Boston: Faber and Faber, →ISBN, page 222:",
          "text": "‘I'm going to make the most of my life now, yaar,’ he said.",
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