English Explanatory Dictionary

bheestie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A water carrier, as to a household or a regiment.

Word forms

bheestie bheesties bheestee bheesty bhistee bhisti bhistie bihishti

Etymology

From Hindustani भिश्ती (bhiśtī) / بہشتی (bhiśtī, “heavenly”), from Persian بهشت (behešt, “heaven”).

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