English
khalasi
Khalasi comes from Hindi ख़लासी ‘khalasi: dockyard worker’, and goes back to Classical Persian خلاصی.
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentخلاصیxalāsī
- Hindic. 1500–presentख़लासीxalāsī‘khalasi: dockyard worker’
- Englishtodaykhalasi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentخلاصیxalāsī
- Hindic. 1500–presentख़लासीxalāsī‘khalasi: dockyard worker’
- Englishtodaykhalasi
Every English word from Classical Persian خلاصی
Today it means
noun An Indian worker at a port or dockyard, traditionally employed in pulling vessels out of the water for maintenance and repair and returning them to the water afterwards.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Persian خلاصی / khalasi