askari

n. (殖民主义统治下非洲土著)民兵(或警察)

词形变化

askaris 复数 askaris

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A member of a local African military or police unit, usually one serving in a European colonial force.

    历史

词源

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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