Marwari

noun

Mar·​wa·​ri

märˈwärē

plural -s

1

: a member of a caste of moneylenders and merchants in India who have become the chief rivals of the Parsis as merchants and industrialists

2

: the Rajasthani dialect of Marwar

Word History

Etymology

native name in India

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