बलमटेर
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Hindi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived from English volunteer. Possibly influenced by बल्लम (ballam, “spear, lance, harpoon”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
बलमटेर • (balamṭer) m
- (dated, possibly historical) army volunteer, particularly during the British Raj
Declension[edit]
Declension of बलमटेर (masc cons-stem)
References[edit]
- Platts, John T. (1884) “बलमटेर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.