khalasi

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noun

An Indian worker at a port or dockyard, traditionally employed in pulling vessels out of the water for maintenance and repair and returning them to the water afterwards.

OriginHindi ख़लासी ← Classical Persian خلاصی →
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Meanings

nounkhalasi (plural khalasis)

plural khalasis · alternative classy · alternative clashee · alternative clashy

  1. An Indian worker at a port or dockyard, traditionally employed in pulling vessels out of the water for maintenance and repair and returning them to the water afterwards.

Origin

  1. Classical Persianخلاصی
  2. Hindiख़लासी
  3. Englishkhalasi

From Hindi ख़लासी (xalāsī), from Classical Persian خلاصی (xalāsī).

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APA

khalasi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khalasi

MLA

“khalasi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khalasi. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “khalasi,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khalasi.

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