English Explanatory Dictionary

shikar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Hunting, sport; a hunting expedition.
  2. A hunt.
  3. Alternative form of shikari (“a hunter or tracker”)
verb
  1. To hunt; to go hunting.

Pronunciation

/ʃɪˈkɑː/

Word forms

shikar shikars shikarring shikaring shikarred shikared

Etymology

From Urdu شکار / Hindi शिकार (śikār), from Persian شکار (šekâr).

Related words

shikari
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