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.