Hindi

Noun

शक्कर • ‎(śakkar) f

1. sugar (raw)

   शक्कर प्रायः पानी में घुल जाता है।‎

   śakkar prāyaḥ pānī mẽ ghul jātā hai.

   Sugar usually dissolves in water.

2. sweet words or speech

Synonyms

• चीनी ‎(cīnī)
• (less common) शर्करा ‎(śarkarā)

References

• McGregor, R.S, ed. The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, Oxford university press. 1993
• Platts, John Thompson. A dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English London: W. H. Allen & Co., 1884.