Etymology

bildar

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Today it means: A laborer who excavates or digs, often one employed by the Public Works Department of Upper India. Full definition →

Hindi बेलदार ← Persian بیلدار
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  1. Persian · derived fromبیلدار
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromबेलदार
  3. English todaybildar

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

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