English Explanatory Dictionary

havildar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An noncommissioned officer rank in parts of India, later a specific military rank of the British Indian Army and of the modern armies of India and Pakistan, equivalent to sergeant.

Pronunciation

/ˈhavɪldɑː/ /ˈhævɪldɑɹ/

Word forms

havildar havildars avaldar havaldar havildah

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani حوالدار (ḥavāldār) / हविलदार (havildār), from Persian حوالدار (havâldâr), from Arabic حَوَالَة (ḥawāla, “charge”) + Persian دار (dâr, “holder”).

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