मसख़रा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مسخرة, from Arabic مَسْخَرَة (masḵara).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.səx.ɾɑː/, [mɐ.sɐx.ɾäː], /mə.səkʰ.ɾɑː/, [mɐ.sɐkʰ.ɾäː]

Noun

मसख़रा • (masaxrā) m (Urdu spelling مسخرہ)

1. clown, jester, buffoon
2. buffoon, ridiculous, laughing stock

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “maskhara”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press