શકર

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Gujarati[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian شکر (šakkar, šakar), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (škʿ /⁠šakar⁠/), from Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel). Doublet of સાકર (sākar) and શર્કરા (śarkarā).

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Noun[edit]

શકર (śakar)

  1. sugar
    Synonyms: સાકર (sākar), ખાંડ (khā̃ḍ)