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shikar.

Hunting, sport; a hunting expedition.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃɪˈkɑː/
  1. Hunting, sport; a hunting expedition.

    India · countable · uncountable
  2. A hunt.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Alternative form of shikari (“a hunter or tracker”)

    alt-of · alternative · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ʃɪˈkɑː/
  1. To hunt; to go hunting.

    India · ambitransitive · dated
Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.