काश्तकार
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian کَاشْتکَار (kāšt-kār). By surface analysis, काश्त (kāśt, “farming”) + -कार (-kār, “doer”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kɑːʃt̪.kɑːɾ/, [käːʃt̪.käːɾ]
Noun
काश्तकार • (kāśtkār) m
- (agriculture) farmer, cultivator
- Synonyms: कृशक (kŕśak), किसान (kisān)
- (historical) tenant farmer
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | काश्तकार kāśtkār |
काश्तकार kāśtkār |
| oblique | काश्तकार kāśtkār |
काश्तकारों kāśtkārõ |
| vocative | काश्तकार kāśtkār |
काश्तकारो kāśtkāro |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “काश्त”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “काश्त”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha