जमिनदार

Nepali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi ज़मींदार (zamīndār), from Classical Persian زَمِیندَار. By surface analysis, जमिन (jamina) +‎ -दार (-dār).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡zʌmin̪d̪är]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: जमिन्दार्

Noun

जमिनदार • (jamindārm

  1. landowner, landlord
  2. feudal lord

Further reading

  • जमिनदार”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “जमिनदार”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “जमिन्दार्”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 209