Kalwar

K5A1L1W4A1R1

noun

A member of an Indian caste historically found in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, and other parts of north and central India, and traditionally associated with the distillation and selling of liquor.

OriginHindi कलवार ← Sanskrit कल्यपाल ← Prakrit कल्लवाल →
Scrabble 13
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounKalwar (plural Kalwars or Kalwar)

plural Kalwars · alternative Kalal · alternative Kalar

  1. A member of an Indian caste historically found in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, and other parts of north and central India, and traditionally associated with the distillation and selling of liquor.

Origin

  1. Prakritकल्लवाल
  2. Sanskritकल्यपाल
  3. Hindiकलवार
  4. EnglishKalwar

Borrowed from Hindi कलवार (kalvār), from Sanskrit कल्यपाल (kalyapāla), via Prakrit कल्लवाल (kallavāla).

More words from Hindi, Sanskrit, Prakrit

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

Kalwar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kalwar

MLA

“Kalwar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kalwar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kalwar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kalwar.

Source: Kalwar on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.