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khalasi

khalasi noun: an Indian worker at a port or dockyard, traditionally employed in pulling vessels out of the water for maintenance and repair and returning them to the water afterwards.

Noun

khalasi (plural khalasis)

  1. An Indian worker at a port or dockyard, traditionally employed in pulling vessels out of the water for maintenance and repair and returning them to the water afterwards.

Forms of khalasi

pluralkhalasis
alternative formclassy
alternative formclashee
alternative formclashy

Origin of khalasi

From Hindi ख़लासी (xalāsī), from Classical Persian خلاصی (xalāsī).

Questions about khalasi

What does khalasi mean?
Khalasi means an Indian worker at a port or dockyard, traditionally employed in pulling vessels out of the water for maintenance and repair and returning them to the water afterwards.
What part of speech is khalasi?
Khalasi is a noun.
What is the plural of khalasi?
The plural of khalasi is khalasis.

Words near khalasi in the dictionary

  1. Khalajestan
  2. Khalajistan
  3. Khalajs
  4. khalam
  5. khalams
  6. khalasi
  7. khalasis
  8. khalass
  9. khalassed
  10. khalat
  11. khalats

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