jemadar
jemadar noun: a former rank in the British Indian Army, the lowest rank for a viceroy's commissioned officer.
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Noun
jemadar (plural jemadars)
- A former rank in the British Indian Army, the lowest rank for a viceroy's commissioned officer.
- Mr. Neilson also adds that a jemidar told him that when he was a lad he remembered going with others to see a wolf-child which had been netted.1898 January, Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, Philadelphia, page 121
jemadar meaning in Tamil and Kannada
jemadar in Tamil
- இந்தியப்படையில் தாழ்படிப்பணித்தலைவர், இந்தியக் காவல் துறைப் பணியாளர், பணியாள் தலைவர், தளம் பெருக்குபவர்
jemadar in Kannada
- ಜಮೇದಾರ
Forms of jemadar
| plural | jemadars |
|---|---|
| alternative form | jamadar |
| alternative form | jemautdar |
| alternative form | jemidar |
| alternative form | jemutdar |
| alternative form | jummahdar |
Origin of jemadar
Borrowed from Urdu جمعدار (jamadār), from Persian جمعدار (jam'-dār), from Arabic جَمْع (jamʕ, “gathering”) + Persian ـدار (-dār, “bearer”).
Questions about jemadar
- What does jemadar mean?
- Jemadar means a former rank in the British Indian Army, the lowest rank for a viceroy's commissioned officer.
- What is jemadar in Tamil?
- Jemadar in Tamil is இந்தியப்படையில் தாழ்படிப்பணித்தலைவர், இந்தியக் காவல் துறைப் பணியாளர், பணியாள் தலைவர். See Jemadar meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is jemadar?
- Jemadar is a noun.
- What is the plural of jemadar?
- The plural of jemadar is jemadars.
Words near jemadar in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: jemadar (page history and authors); jemadar (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); jemadar (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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