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jajmani

jajmani noun: an economic system in which lower castes performed various functions for upper castes and received grain or other goods in return.

Noun

jajmani (uncountable)

  1. (India, historical) An economic system in which lower castes performed various functions for upper castes and received grain or other goods in return.

Forms of jajmani

alternative formyajmani

Questions about jajmani

What does jajmani mean?
Jajmani means an economic system in which lower castes performed various functions for upper castes and received grain or other goods in return.
What part of speech is jajmani?
Jajmani is a noun.

Words near jajmani in the dictionary

  1. jajangmyeon
  2. Jajce
  3. jajillion
  4. jajillions
  5. jajman
  6. jajmani
  7. jajmans
  8. jajoba
  9. jajobas
  10. Jajpur
  11. jak

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