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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian حوالدار (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/,
Noun
हवलदार • (havaldār) m (Urdu spelling حوالدار)
- low-ranking police officer or soldier
- (military) havildar, sergeant
Declension
Declension of हवलदार (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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हवलदार havaldār
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हवलदार havaldār
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oblique
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हवलदार havaldār
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हवलदारों havaldārõ
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vocative
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हवलदार havaldār
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हवलदारो havaldāro
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Derived terms