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bargir

bargir noun: a trooper of irregular cavalry who is (unlike a silladar) not the owner of his troop horse and arms, but either is put in by another person, perhaps a native officer in the regiment who takes part of his pay, or has his horse from the state he serves.

Noun

bargir (plural bargirs)

  1. (India, historical) A trooper of irregular cavalry who is (unlike a silladar) not the owner of his troop horse and arms, but either is put in by another person, perhaps a native officer in the regiment who takes part of his pay, or has his horse from the state he serves.

Forms of bargir

pluralbargirs
alternative formbargeer

Origin of bargir

Borrowed from Hindi बरगीर (bargīr), from Persian بارگیر (bârgir, “baggage-horse”), from بار (bâr, “load, burden, cargo”) + گیر (gir, “carrying”), the present stem of گرفتن (gereftan).

Questions about bargir

What does bargir mean?
Bargir means a trooper of irregular cavalry who is (unlike a silladar) not the owner of his troop horse and arms, but either is put in by another person, perhaps a native officer in the regiment who takes part of his pay, or has his horse from the state he serves.
What part of speech is bargir?
Bargir is a noun.
What is the plural of bargir?
The plural of bargir is bargirs.

Words near bargir in the dictionary

  1. barghmotes
  2. Barghouti
  3. barging
  4. barging in
  5. barging into
  6. bargir
  7. bargirl
  8. bargirls
  9. bargirs
  10. bargiss
  11. bargisses

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