गिरमिट
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Hindi[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
गिरमिट • (girmiṭ) m (Urdu spelling گرمٹ)
- (historical) a contract of indentured labour (to work in cane plantations)
Declension[edit]
Declension of गिरमिट (masc cons-stem)
Derived terms[edit]
- गिरमिटिया (girmiṭiyā)
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
गिरमिट • (girmiṭ) m (Urdu spelling گرمٹ)
Declension[edit]
Declension of गिरमिट (masc cons-stem)
References[edit]
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गिरमिट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “गिरमिट”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha