ਹਵਾਲਦਾਰ

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Punjabi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian حوالدار (hawāl-dār). Compare Hindi हवलदार (havaldār).

Noun[edit]

ਹਵਾਲਦਾਰ (havāldārm (feminine ਹਵਾਲਦਾਰਨੀ, Shahmukhi spelling حوالدار)

  1. havildar
  2. head constable, police sergeant

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