English Explanatory Dictionary

baradari

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A boxy building with twelve doors designed for free flow of air and excellent acoustics; similar buildings and pavilions with similar sets of openings.
  2. A palanquin with twelve openings, including entryways and windows; similar palanquins with similar sets of openings.
noun
  1. A system of social strata that dictate political alliances among South Asian Muslims.

Word forms

baradari baradaris bara dari barahdari barah dari biradari biraderi bradree

Etymology

From Hindi बारादरी (bārādrī) and Urdu بارہ دری (bārɘdɘrī), from बारह (bārah) and بارہ (bārā, bārah, “twelve”) + दर (dar) and دَر (dar, “door”).

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