कलवार

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Dravidian. Compare Tamil கள் (kaḷ), Tamil -வர் (-var).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kəl.ʋɑːɾ/, [kɐl.ʋäːɾ]

Noun

कलवार • (kalvār) m (Urdu spelling کَلْوَار)

1. a caste of alcohol dealers
2. alcohol dealer

   Synonym: कलाल (kalāl)

Declension

Declension of कलवार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कलवार kalvār	कलवार kalvār
oblique	कलवार kalvār	कलवारों kalvārõ
vocative	कलवार kalvār	कलवारो kalvāro

References

• Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “कलवार”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Dravidian. Compare Tamil கள் (kaḷ), Tamil -வர் (-var).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəl.ʋaɾ/

Noun

कलवार • (kalvār) m

1. a caste of alcohol dealers
2. alcohol dealer

   Synonym: कलाल (kalāl)

References

• Berntsen Date, Molesworth, Tulpule/Feldhaus Vaze (2022) “कलवार”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Marathi Dictionaries]