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bhagdar

bhagdar noun: a landholder in possession of a bhag.

Noun

bhagdar (plural bhagdars)

  1. (India, historical) A landholder in possession of a bhag.

Forms of bhagdar

pluralbhagdars

Origin of bhagdar

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi भागदार (bhāgdār), Urdu بَھاگْدَار (bhāgdār)); of which the first element भाग (bhāg) / بَھاگ (bhāg) is derived from Sanskrit भाग (bhāga, “part, share, piece”), and the second one -दार (-dār) / ـدَار (-dār) is a suffix derived from Classical Persian ـدَار (-dār, “holder, owner”).

Questions about bhagdar

What does bhagdar mean?
Bhagdar means a landholder in possession of a bhag.
What part of speech is bhagdar?
Bhagdar is a noun.
What is the plural of bhagdar?
The plural of bhagdar is bhagdars.

Words near bhagdar in the dictionary

  1. Bhagavad Gita
  2. Bhagavad-gita
  3. Bhagavad-gitas
  4. Bhagavad-gītā
  5. Bhagavata Purana
  6. bhagdar
  7. bhagdars
  8. bhagee
  9. bhagees
  10. Bhagiratha
  11. Bhagirathi

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