बेलदार

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بیلدار (bildār, literally spade wielder), from بیل (bil, spade) + ـدار (-dâr, haver).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /beːl.d̪ɑːɾ/, [beːl.d̪äːɾ]

Noun

बेलदार • (beldārm (Urdu spelling بيلدار)

  1. labourer

Declension

Declension of बेलदार (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct बेलदार
beldār
बेलदार
beldār
oblique बेलदार
beldār
बेलदारों
beldārõ
vocative बेलदार
beldār
बेलदारो
beldāro

Derived terms

  • बेलदारी (beldārī)

References

  • Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “बेलदार”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]