asker

(Engels)

  1. soldier (any member of a military, regardless of specialty or rank)
  2. military service, especially of conscription
  3. private (soldier of the lowest rank)

Frequentie

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ɑsˈcæɾ/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عسكر (ʼasker)), from Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “army”), from Persian لشکر (laškar, “army”). Replaced the native word çeri.

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