girmit
Fiji Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from English agreement, which was signed by indentured labourers brought from India to Fiji.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɪrmɪʈ/
Noun
girmit
- indenture system
Derived terms
- (girmityaa): A person who served under the indenture system
References
- Fiji Hindi Dictionary