mehtar

noun

meh·​tar

variants or less commonly mehter

ˈmātə(r)

plural -s

1

: a groom or stable boy in Iran

2

usually capitalized : a member of a harijan caste of sweepers and scavengers in India

Word History

Etymology

Persian mihtar prince, greater, elder, from mih great (from Middle Persian meh, mas) + -tar, comparative suffix (from Middle Persian, from Old Persian -tara-)

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