साहूकार sāhūkār

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This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

Hindi · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

A money-lender, private banker, rich man, man of means.

Usual translation

  1. wealthy

Origin of the definition

साहूकार sāhūkāra sa:hu:ka:r (nm) a money-lender, private banker, rich man, man of means; ~रा/री money-lending business, banking.

H ساهو साहू sāhū, साहु sāhu [Prk. साहू; S. साधु], adj. & s.m. Upright, honest, of good repute, respectable; — a merchant; a banker ( = sāh, q.v.): — sāhū-kār, adj. & s.m. Honest, &c. ( = sāhū); — a banker; a merchant, shop-keeper, trader, broker; a wealthy person, a great man (cf. mahājan): — sāhū-kāroṅ-kī sabhā, s.f. Exchange, stock-exchange, bourse: — sāhū-kārā, s.m. Money-market, exchange: — sāhū-kārī, s.f. The condition or the business of a banker, &c.; banking business, banking; trade, traffic, commerce; brokerage; exchange (of money): — sāhu-kārī-ṭīp, s.f. A banker's bill of exchange.

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Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

1163 occurrences

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Avyakts

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Mamma

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Created
Thursday 2 July 2020
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Wednesday 22 May 2024