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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A water carrier, as to a household or a regiment. India, Nepal, Pakistan, historical

Etymology

From Hindustani भिश्ती (bhiśtī) / بہشتی (bhiśtī, “heavenly”), from Persian بهشت (behešt, “heaven”).

Related phrases

water carrier

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