Etymology

basti

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Today it means: A slum. Full definition →

Hindi बस्ती
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basti · noun1

  1. Hindi · borrowed fromबस्ती
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromबस्ती
  3. English todaybasti

Borrowed from Hindi बस्ती (bastī, “settlement”).

Basti · proper noun2

  1. Hindi · borrowed fromबस्ती
  2. English todayBasti

Borrowed from Hindi बस्ती (bastī).

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