दस्तकार

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian دست‌کار (dast-kâr, “dexterous, expert”). Cognate with Georgian დასტაქარი (dasṭakari).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪əs.t̪ə.kɑːɾ/, [d̪ɐs.t̪ɐ.käːɾ]

Adjective

दस्तकार • (dastakār) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling دست‌کار)

1. dexterous

Noun

दस्तकार • (dastakār) m (Urdu spelling دست‌کار)

1. expert
2. a craftsman, tradesman

Declension

Declension of दस्तकार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दस्तकार dastakār	दस्तकार dastakār
oblique	दस्तकार dastakār	दस्तकारों dastakārõ
vocative	दस्तकार dastakār	दस्तकारो dastakāro

Related terms

• दस्तकारी (dastakārī, “hand-crafted”)
• दस्त (dast, “hand (in compounds)”)

References

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