Where does “मसख़रा” come from?

मसख़रा (Hindi) comes from Arabic مسخرة, from Arabic مَسْخَرَة — buffoon, fool, pleasantry, anything ridiculous.

मसख़रा (Hindi): clown, jester, buffoon

Definitions

  1. clown, jester, buffoon

Ancestry of “मसख़रा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمسخرةobject of ridicule, laughing stock
2Arabicمَسْخَرَةbuffoon, fool, pleasantry, anything ridiculous
Every word from Arabic مَسْخَرَة →Every word from Arabic مسخرة →
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