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bargir

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bar-gir
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A trooper of irregular cavalry who is (unlike a silladar) not the owner of his troop horse and arms, but either is put in by another person, perhaps a native officer in the regiment who takes part of his pay, or has his horse from the state he serves.

Indian usage

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi बरगीर (bargīr), from Persian بارگیر (bârgir, “baggage-horse”), from بار (bâr, “load, burden, cargo”) + گیر (gir, “carrying”), the present stem of گرفتن (gereftan).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: بارگیر

Usage

Inflected Forms

bargirs (plural) bargeer (alternative)

Questions

What does bargir mean?
A trooper of irregular cavalry who is (unlike a silladar) not the owner of his troop horse and arms, but either is put in by another person, perhaps a native officer in the regiment who takes part of his pay, or has his horse from the state he serves.
Where does bargir come from?
It is traced to Persian.

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