ਚਮਾਰ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चर्मकार (carmakāra). By surface analysis, ਚੰਮ (camm) +‎ ਕਾਰ (kār).

Noun

ਚਮਾਰ • (camār) m (feminine ਚਮਾਰੀ, Shahmukhi spelling چمار)

1. chamar (member of a scheduled caste predominantly engaged in tanning, shoemaking, and weaving)

Derived terms

• ਚਮਾਰੜੀ f (camārṛī)

Further reading

• “ਚਮਾਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਚਮਾਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.