Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

khitmatgar

/ˈkɪtmətɡɑː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: khit-mat-gar
IPA: /ˈkɪtmətɡɑː/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A male servant, with responsibility for waiting at table.

Indian usage

Example Sentences

"I found her closely locked in the arms of a handsome lad, one of my kitmuddars, with the infant by her side, all three being in a deep sleep, from which I awakened the two elders."
"He did not know then that his khitmatgar had stopped by the roadside to get drunk, and would come on the next day saying that he had sprained his ankle."
"‘The Ambassador to Bangalore appeared before me dressed in the robes of a khitmagar or majordomo.’"

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani خدمتگار (xidmatgār) / ख़िदमतगार, from Classical Persian خدمتگار (xidmatgār).

Word Breakdown

Root: خدمتگار

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈkɪtmətɡɑː/

Usage

Indian usage

Inflected Forms

khitmatgars (plural) khedmutgar (alternative) khedmatgar (alternative) khidmatgar (alternative) khidmutgar (alternative) khitmutgar (alternative) kitmagar (alternative) khitmagar (alternative) kismutgar (alternative) kistmutgar (alternative) kitmuddar (alternative) kitmutgar (alternative)

Synonyms

khit

Questions

How do you pronounce khitmatgar?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɪtmətɡɑː/.
What does khitmatgar mean?: A male servant, with responsibility for waiting at table.
Where does khitmatgar come from?: Borrowed from Hindustani خدمتگار (xidmatgār) / ख़िदमतगार, from Classical Persian خدمتگار (xidmatgār).

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