coolie meaning in Tamil
கூலி
/ˈkuːli/
coolie in Tamil: கூலி, கூலியாள். 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.
Tamil words for coolie
- கூலி, கூலியாள்
English meaning of coolie
- 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.
- noun An Indian or a person of Indian descent.
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Questions about coolie in Tamil
- What is the meaning of coolie in Tamil?
- Coolie in Tamil is கூலி, கூலியாள்.
- coolie என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Coolie: கூலி, கூலியாள்.
- 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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Tamil words from Tamil 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 Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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