shikar

[ shi-kahr ]

/ ʃɪˈkɑr /

(in India)

noun

the hunting of game for sport.

verb (used with or without object), shi·karred, shi·kar·ring.

to hunt.

Origin of shikar

1600–10; <Urdu <Persian

Words nearby shikar

Shih Tzu, Shiism, shiitake, Shiʿite, Shijiazhuang, shikar, shikari, Shikibu, shikibuton, Shikoku, shiksa

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Example sentences from the Web for shikar

All the officer Sahibs of Deoli and Nasirabad go in this tonga for shikar.
From Sea to Sea|Rudyard Kipling
The Wurdwan is reputed to be the best locality for shikar in Cashmere.
The Diary of a Hunter from the Punjab to the Karakorum Mountains|Augustus Henry Irby
Bloodshed was the only thing lacking in this shikar, at least I cannot recall any.
My Reminiscences|Rabindranath Tagore
With regard to the shikar, (shooting) both large and small game abound.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith

They were swarms of lice and fleas, and we did a shikar for them most of the night.
The Secrets of a Kuttite|Edward O. Mousley

British Dictionary definitions for shikar

shikar

/ (in India ʃɪˈkɑː) /

noun

hunting, esp big-game hunting

verb -kars, -karring or -karred

to hunt (game, esp big game)

Word Origin for shikar

C17: via Urdu from Persian

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单词	shikar
释义	shikar [ shi-kahr ] / ʃɪˈkɑr / (in India) noun the hunting of game for sport. verb (used with or without object), shi·karred, shi·kar·ring. to hunt. Origin of shikar 1600–10; <Urdu <Persian Words nearby shikar Shih Tzu, Shiism, shiitake, Shiʿite, Shijiazhuang, shikar, shikari, Shikibu, shikibuton, Shikoku, shiksa Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shikar All the officer Sahibs of Deoli and Nasirabad go in this tonga for shikar. From Sea to Sea\|Rudyard Kipling The Wurdwan is reputed to be the best locality for shikar in Cashmere. The Diary of a Hunter from the Punjab to the Karakorum Mountains\|Augustus Henry Irby Bloodshed was the only thing lacking in this shikar, at least I cannot recall any. My Reminiscences\|Rabindranath Tagore With regard to the shikar, (shooting) both large and small game abound. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The\|William Griffith They were swarms of lice and fleas, and we did a shikar for them most of the night. The Secrets of a Kuttite\|Edward O. Mousley British Dictionary definitions for shikar shikar / (in India ʃɪˈkɑː) / noun hunting, esp big-game hunting verb -kars, -karring or -karred to hunt (game, esp big game) Word Origin for shikar C17: via Urdu from Persian Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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