"palkee-garee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: palkee-garees [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} palkee-garee (plural palkee-garees)
  1. (India, archaic) Alternative form of palkigari. Tags: India, alt-of, alternative, archaic Alternative form of: palkigari
    Sense id: en-palkee-garee-en-noun-fYMjsBqe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Indian English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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