"karkun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: karkuns [plural], carcoon [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani کارکن (kārkun) / कारकुन, from Classical Persian کار کن (kār-kun, “worker”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|inc-hnd}} Borrowed from Hindustani, {{der|en|fa-cls|کار کن||worker|tr=kār-kun}} Classical Persian کار کن (kār-kun, “worker”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} karkun (plural karkuns)
  1. (British India) A record keeper involved in the administration of the pargana. Tags: British, India
    Sense id: en-karkun-en-noun-yPnmhEuM Categories (other): British India English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 50 44 1 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 46 1 4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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