bildar

English

Etymology

Hindi बेलदार (beldār), from Persian بیلدار (literally “spade wielder”), from بیل (bil, “spade”) + دار (-dâr, “haver”).

Noun

bildar (plural bildars)

1. (India, historical) A laborer who excavates or digs, often one employed by the Public Works Department of Upper India.

Further reading

• Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “bildar”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […], page 94.

Anagrams

• bridal, labrid, radlib, ribald

Cimbrian

Noun

bildar

1. plural of bilt

Swedish

Verb

bildar

1. present indicative of bilda

Welsh

Etymology

From English builder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪldar/

Noun

bildar m (plural bildars)

1. builder

   Synonym: adeiladwr

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bildar	fildar	mildar	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bildar”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies