हवलदार

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (hawāl-dār). By surface analysis, हवाला (havālā, “charge, custody”) +‎ -दार (-dār). Compare Malayalam ഹവിൽദാർ (havildāṟ), Punjabi ਹਵਾਲਦਾਰ (havāldār).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦə.ʋəl.d̪ɑːɾ/, [ɦɐ.ʋɐl.d̪äːɾ]

Noun

हवलदार • (havaldār) m (Urdu spelling حوالدار)

low-ranking police officer or soldier
(military) havildar, sergeant

Declension

Declension of *हवलदार* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	हवलदार havaldār	हवलदार havaldār
oblique	हवलदार havaldār	हवलदारों havaldārõ
vocative	हवलदार havaldār	हवलदारो havaldāro

Derived terms

हवालदारी (havāldārī)