English Explanatory Dictionary

begar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A system of forced labour in parts of India.

Word forms

begar

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi बेगार (begār, “forced labor”), from Classical Persian بیگار (bē-gār).

Synonyms

veth
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