रंगरूट
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English recruit, from French recruter; see there for more. Attested since at least 1919 in Hari Kosh: A Sanskrit-Hindi and Hindi-Sanskrit Dictionary.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
रंगरूट • (raṅgrūṭ) m
- recruit (newly-enlisted soldier; novice) [from 18th c.]