gomashta
gomashta noun: a native Indian clerk or steward.
Noun
gomashta (plural gomashtas)
- A native Indian clerk or steward.
- In Bengal, and particularly among the English, the word gomastah is confined, in a partial sense, to those Hindoos who are sent by the Company's servants into the inland-country, furnished with dustucks, to buy or sell goods, on stipulated monthly wages; without drawing commission, or having the...1775, William Bolts, Considerations on India Affairs, Part II, London, page 152
- But the gomashta now realized that there were other ways of obtaining reparation - and also making money for himself.2005, Mike Dash, Thug, Granta, published 2006, page 142
Forms of gomashta
| plural | gomashtas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | gomasta |
| alternative form | gomushta |
| alternative form | gomusta |
| alternative form | gumasta |
| alternative form | gumashta |
| alternative form | gumusta |
| alternative form | gomashtah |
| alternative form | gomastah |
| alternative form | gomustah |
| alternative form | gumastah |
| alternative form | gumashtah |
| alternative form | gumustah |
Origin of gomashta
From Hindi [Term?], Urdu [Term?], from Persian گماشته (“appointed, delegated”).
Questions about gomashta
- What does gomashta mean?
- Gomashta means a native Indian clerk or steward.
- What part of speech is gomashta?
- Gomashta is a noun.
- What is the plural of gomashta?
- The plural of gomashta is gomashtas.
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