(India) An official of some kind, especially an important attendant or messenger in the household of an Indian landowner.
(India) An official of some kind, especially an important attendant or messenger in the household of an Indian landowner.
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(North India, Pakistan, internet slang, derogatory) A South Asian person, usually of lower-class background, who tries to copy modern fashion trends.
(India, historical) An official in parts of India, equivalent to vizier in rank and function.
(India, historical) A frequent attendant of Indian nobles, and formerly also of Anglo-Indian officials of rank, carrying a staff overlaid with silver.
(India) A mold or sieve used in manual papermaking.
A historical Indian administrative term for a head clerk or chief assistant, particularly one who managed the business of a court or government office in the Mughal and colonial periods. The word conveys an important but subordinate bureaucratic role — the person trusted to handle day-to-day paperwork and procedure on behalf of a superior.