askari
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 6
Definition of askari
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (historical)A member of a local African military or police unit, usually one serving in a European colonial force.
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noun
- (historical)A member of a local African military or police unit, usually one serving in a European colonial force.
name
- A surname from Arabic.
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- Proto-Indo-European *-seti Proto-Indo-European *h₂lékseti Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrákšati Proto-Iranian *karah Middle Persian lšklbor.? Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar) Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic عَسْكَرِيّ (ʕaskariyy)bor. Swahili askaribor. English askari From Swahili askari (“soldier”), from Arabic عَسْكَرِيّ (ʕaskariyy). Doublet of lascar.
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