sarkar

== English == === Alternative forms === sirkar, sircar, circar === Etymology === From Hindi सरकार (sarkār)/Urdu سرکار (sarkār), from Persian سرکار (sarkâr, “superintendent, overseer, chief”), compound of سر (sar, “head”) + کار (kâr, “agent, doer”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɜːkɑː/ (India) IPA(key): /səɹkaːɹ/ === Noun === sarkar (plural sarkars) (India) (historical) An administrative unit used mostly in the Muslim states of South Asia. (historical) A clerk or accountant. A native steward or housekeeper. The Government, the State. Administration of a particular prime minister. === References === “sircar”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === arkars, kraars