गिरमिट
Hindi
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editगिरमिट • (girmiṭ) m (Urdu spelling گرمٹ)
- (historical) a contract of indentured labour (to work in cane plantations)
Declension
editDeclension of गिरमिट (masc cons-stem)
Derived terms
edit- गिरमिटिया (girmiṭiyā)
Etymology 2
editNoun
editगिरमिट • (girmiṭ) m (Urdu spelling گرمٹ)
Declension
editDeclension of गिरमिट (masc cons-stem)
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गिरमिट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “गिरमिट”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha