पटवारी
Hindi
Etymology
McGregor suggests Sanskrit *पट्टपालिन् (paṭṭapālin, literally “slab-keeper, cloth-keeper”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəʈ.ʋɑː.ɾiː/
Noun
पटवारी • (paṭvārī) m
- village accountant
Declension
| Declension of पटवारी | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | पटवारी (paṭvārī) | पटवारी (paṭvārī) |
| Oblique | पटवारी (paṭvārī) | पटवारियों (paṭvāriyõ) |
| Vocative | पटवारी (paṭvārī) | पटवारियो (paṭvāriyo) |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पटवारी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press