सेवक

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सेवक (sevaka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seː.ʋək/

Noun

सेवक • (sevak) m (Urdu spelling سوک‎)

1. a servant, a menial

   मैंने सेवक को आज्ञा दी कि तुम नगर से घोड़े को लाकर घर में रस्सी से बांधो।

   mainne sevak ko āgyā dī ki tum nagar se ghoṛe ko lākar ghar mẽ rassī se bāndho.

   I commanded the servant to bring the horse from the city and fasten it by rope to the house.

   Synonyms: नौकर (naukar), सर्वेंट (sarveṇṭ)

2. a retainer (person)

Etymology

From सेव् (sev, “to remain, stay, serve or worship”)

Noun

सेवक • (sevaka)

1. a servant

   सेवकोत्तम ― sevakottama ― The best of servants (सेवक + उत्तम (uttama))

2. an employee

   अचिरस्थायिनी सेवकी ― acirasthāyinī sevakī ― A temporary employee

3. a follower, a worshipper

References

• "Hindi Grammar" by Edwin Greaves. Allahabad Indian Press Ltd, 1921
• Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 1247