Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish شكر ‎(şeker), from Persian شکر ‎(šakar, šekar), from Sanskrit शर्करा ‎(śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar", originally "grit, gravel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ ‎(“gravel, boulder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃětɕer/