قلی

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Chagatai [Term?]. Compare Turkish köle, Chinese 苦力 (kǔlì).

Noun

قلی (qulīm (Hindi spelling क़ुली)

  1. slave
  2. laborer
  3. coolie