गिरमिट

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡɪɾ.mɪʈ/
• Rhymes: -ɪʈ
• Hyphenation: गिर‧मिट

Etymology 1

From English agreement.

Noun

गिरमिट • (girmiṭ) m (Urdu spelling گرمٹ)

1. (historical) a contract of indentured labour (to work in cane plantations)

Declension

Declension of गिरमिट (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गिरमिट girmiṭ	गिरमिट girmiṭ
oblique	गिरमिट girmiṭ	गिरमिटों girmiṭõ
vocative	गिरमिट girmiṭ	गिरमिटो girmiṭo

Derived terms

• गिरमिटिया (girmiṭiyā)

Etymology 2

From English gimlet.

Noun

गिरमिट • (girmiṭ) m (Urdu spelling گرمٹ)

1. a gimlet: tool for boring holes in wood

Declension

Declension of गिरमिट (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गिरमिट girmiṭ	गिरमिट girmiṭ
oblique	गिरमिट girmiṭ	गिरमिटों girmiṭõ
vocative	गिरमिट girmiṭ	गिरमिटो girmiṭo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गिरमिट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “गिरमिट”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha