English Explanatory Dictionary

shikari

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hunter or tracker, especially in the Indian subcontinent.
  2. A shooting-boat used in the Kashmir lakes.

Pronunciation

/ʃɪˈkɑːɹiː/

Word forms

shikari shikaris shecarry shekarry shickaree shikaree shikarree shikarri

Etymology

From Urdu شکاری / Hindi शिकारी (śikārī), from Persian شکاری (šekâri, “of hunting”), from شکار (šekâr, “hunting, game”).

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