pakar

Cypriot Arabic

Root
p-k-r
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic بَقَر (baqar).

Noun

pakar m (collective, singulative pakra f, plural pakrát)

1. cows, cattle

References

• Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 162

Indonesian

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Possibly related to Hindi पकड़ (pakaṛ, “understanding”)?”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpakar]
• Hyphenation: pa‧kar

Noun

pakar (plural)

1. expert, specialist.

   Synonyms: ahli, eksper, spesialis

Derived terms

• kepakaran

• pakar balsem
• pakar bidang ilmu
• pakar rujuk

Further reading

• “pakar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Possibly related to Hindi पकड़ (pakaṛ, “understanding”)?”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pä.kä(r)]
• Rhymes: -ar

Noun

pakar (Jawi spelling ڤاکر, plural pakar-pakar, informal 1st possessive pakarku, 2nd possessive pakarmu, 3rd possessive pakarnya)

1. expert, specialist.

   Pakar bahasa

   Language expert

Further reading

• “pakar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.