हवलदार

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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 (havaldārm (Urdu spelling حوالدار)

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

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