قلی

See also: ⁧قلي⁩

Urdu

Etymology

From the possessed form of Chagatai ⁧قل⁩ (“slave”), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kul.

Pronunciation

Noun

⁧قُلِی⁩ • (qulī) m (Hindi spelling क़ुली)

  1. slave
  2. laborer
  3. coolie
    Synonyms: ⁧غلام⁩, ⁧واہک⁩
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