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单词 bargir
释义

bargir

English

Etymology

Hindi बरगीर (bargīr), from Persian بارگیر (bārgīr, baggage-horse), from ‍بار (bār, load, burden, cargo) + گیر (gīr, carrying), the present stem of گرفتن (gereftan).

Noun

bargir (plural bargirs)

  1. (India, historical) A trooper of irregular cavalry who is (unlike a silladar) not the owner of his troop horse and arms, but either is put in by another person, perhaps a native officer in the regiment who takes part of his pay, or has his horse from the state he serves.

Alternative forms

  • bargeer

Further reading

  • Henry Yule; A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903), bargeer”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson [] , London: John Murray, [], page 69.
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