Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kalwar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kalwar
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: कल्यपाल, कल्लवाल

Inflected Forms

Kalwars (plural) Kalal (alternative) Kalar (alternative)

Questions

What does kalwar mean?: 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.
Where does kalwar come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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