Etymology

chaprasi

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Today it means: An official of some kind, especially an important attendant or messenger in the household of an Indian landowner. Full definition →

Hindi चपरासी
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  1. Hindi · borrowed fromचपरासी
  2. English todaychaprasi

Borrowed from Hindi चपरासी (caprāsī).

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