गिरमिट

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡɪɾ.mɪʈ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪʈ
  • Hyphenation: गिर‧मिट

Etymology 1

From English agreement.

Noun

गिरमिट • (girmiṭ) m (Urdu spelling گرمٹ)

  1. (historical) a contract of indentured labour (to work in cane plantations)
Declension
Declension of गिरमिट (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct गिरमिट
girmiṭ 		गिरमिट
girmiṭ
oblique गिरमिट
girmiṭ 		गिरमिटों
girmiṭõ
vocative गिरमिट
girmiṭ 		गिरमिटो
girmiṭo
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From English gimlet.

Noun

गिरमिट • (girmiṭ) m (Urdu spelling گرمٹ)

  1. a gimlet: tool for boring holes in wood
Declension
Declension of गिरमिट (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct गिरमिट
girmiṭ 		गिरमिट
girmiṭ
oblique गिरमिट
girmiṭ 		गिरमिटों
girmiṭõ
vocative गिरमिट
girmiṭ 		गिरमिटो
girmiṭo

References

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