बेगार

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian بیگار (bē-gār, forced labour). Equivalent to बे- (be-, without) +‎ -गार (-gār, doer).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /beː.ɡɑːɾ/, [beː.ɡäːɾ]

Noun[edit]

बेगार (begārm (Urdu spelling بیگار)

  1. forced labour, unpaid labour

Declension[edit]