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Kalwar

Kalwar noun: a member of an Indian caste historically found in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, and other parts of north and central India, and traditionally associated with the distillation and selling of liquor.

Noun

Kalwar (plural Kalwars or Kalwar)

  1. A member of an Indian caste historically found in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, and other parts of north and central India, and traditionally associated with the distillation and selling of liquor.

Forms of Kalwar

pluralKalwars
pluralKalwar
alternative formKalal
alternative formKalar

Origin of Kalwar

Borrowed from Hindi कलवार (kalvār), from Sanskrit कल्यपाल (kalyapāla), via Prakrit कल्लवाल (kallavāla).

Questions about Kalwar

What does Kalwar mean?
Kalwar means a member of an Indian caste historically found in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, and other parts of north and central India, and traditionally associated with the distillation and selling of liquor.
What part of speech is Kalwar?
Kalwar is a noun.
What is the plural of Kalwar?
The plural of Kalwar is Kalwars.

Words near Kalwar in the dictionary

  1. Kaluzhny
  2. Kaluzny
  3. Kalvarija
  4. Kalver
  5. Kalvers
  6. Kalwar
  7. Kalwars
  8. Kalyan
  9. Kalyan-Dombivali
  10. Kalyani
  11. Kalyanpur

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