गिरमिट

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English agreement.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡɪɾ.mɪʈ/

Noun[edit]

गिरमिट • (girmiṭ) m (Urdu spelling گرمٹ)

(historical) contract of indentured labour

Declension[edit]

Declension of गिरमिट (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गिरमिट girmiṭ	गिरमिट girmiṭ
oblique	गिरमिट girmiṭ	गिरमिटों girmiṭõ
vocative	गिरमिट girmiṭ	गिरमिटो girmiṭo

Derived terms[edit]

गिरमिटिया (girmiṭiyā)

References[edit]

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गिरमिट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “गिरमिट”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

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