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coolie meaning in Kannada

ಹಮಾಲ

/ˈkuːli/

coolie in Kannada: ಹಮಾಲ, ಕೂಲಿಯವನು. In English, coolie means an unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured labourers.

Kannada words for coolie

ಹಮಾಲ, ಕೂಲಿಯವನು

English meaning of coolie

  1. noun An unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured labourers.
  2. noun An Indian or a person of Indian descent.

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Questions about coolie in Kannada

What is the meaning of coolie in Kannada?
Coolie in Kannada is ಹಮಾಲ, ಕೂಲಿಯವನು.
coolie ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Coolie: ಹಮಾಲ, ಕೂಲಿಯವನು.
What does coolie mean in English?
Coolie means an unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured labourers.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: coolie (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: coolie (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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