जमिनदार

Nepali

Alternative forms

• जमीनदार (jamīnadār), जमिन्दार (jamindār)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi ज़मींदार (zamīndār), from Classical Persian زَمِیندَار. By surface analysis, जमिन (jamina) +‎ -दार (-dār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡zʌmin̪d̪är]
• Phonetic Devanagari: जमिन्दार्

Noun

जमिनदार • (jamindār) m

1. landowner, landlord
2. feudal lord

Further reading

• “जमिनदार”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “जमिनदार”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931), “जमिन्दार्”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 209