काश्तकार

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کَاشْت‌کَار (kāšt-kār). By surface analysis, काश्त (kāśt, “farming”) +‎ -कार (-kār, “doer”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɑːʃt̪.kɑːɾ/, [käːʃt̪.käːɾ]

Noun

काश्तकार • (kāśtkār) m

1. (agriculture) farmer, cultivator

   Synonyms: कृशक (kŕśak), किसान (kisān)

2. (historical) tenant farmer

Declension

Declension of काश्तकार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	काश्तकार kāśtkār	काश्तकार kāśtkār
oblique	काश्तकार kāśtkār	काश्तकारों kāśtkārõ
vocative	काश्तकार kāśtkār	काश्तकारो kāśtkāro

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “काश्त”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “काश्त”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha