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zaildar

zaildar noun: a native officer in charge of a zail.

Noun

zaildar (plural zaildars)

  1. (India) A native officer in charge of a zail.

Forms of zaildar

pluralzaildars

Origin of zaildar

Borrowed from Hindi ज़ैलदार (zaildār).

Questions about zaildar

What does zaildar mean?
Zaildar means a native officer in charge of a zail.
What part of speech is zaildar?
Zaildar is a noun.
What is the plural of zaildar?
The plural of zaildar is zaildars.

Words near zaildar in the dictionary

  1. Zaiets
  2. zaikai
  3. zaikais
  4. zail
  5. Zailckas
  6. zaildar
  7. zaildars
  8. zails
  9. zaim
  10. zaimet
  11. zaimets

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