ਹਵਾਲਦਾਰ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حوالدار (hawāl-dār). Compare Hindi हवलदार (havaldār).

Noun

ਹਵਾਲਦਾਰ • (havāldār) m (feminine ਹਵਾਲਦਾਰਨੀ, Shahmukhi spelling حوالدار)

  1. havildar
  2. head constable, police sergeant

Derived terms

  • ਹਵਾਲਦਾਰੀ f (havāldārī, “rank or post of a havildar”)

Further reading

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