English Explanatory Dictionary

askar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Police.
name
  1. A surname from Arabic.

Pronunciation

/asˈkɛə(ɹ)/ /ˈaskaɾ/

Word forms

askar askars Ashkar

Etymology

From Somali askar, collective of askari (“policeman”), from Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar).

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