Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dasturi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: das-turi
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A commission or duty charged by an agent; a kickback.

Indian usage

Example Sentences

"In all dealings between natives there is invariably a species of extortion, a sort of dustoory, which is given in all money transactions."
"By dint of much pleading and cajolery they persuaded the old zemindar to add their money to the sums that he annually deposited with Mr Burnham: for this privilege they were content to pay the Halder estate a ten-percent dasturi on the profits […]."

Etymology

From Hindustani دستوری / दस्तूरी (dastūrī), from Classical Persian دستوری (dasturi).

Word Breakdown

Root: دستوری

Usage

Indian usage

Inflected Forms

dasturis (plural) dustoor (alternative) dustoore (alternative) dustooree (alternative) dustoorie (alternative) dustoory (alternative) dustore (alternative) dustury (alternative)

Questions

What does dasturi mean?: A commission or duty charged by an agent; a kickback.
Where does dasturi come from?: From Hindustani دستوری / दस्तूरी (dastūrī), from Classical Persian دستوری (dasturi).

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