ਚਮਾਰ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चर्मकार (carmakāra). By surface analysis, ਚੰਮ (camm) +‎ ਕਾਰ (kār).

Noun

ਚਮਾਰ • (camār) m (female equivalent ਚਮਾਰੀ, Shahmukhi spelling چمار)

  1. chamar (member of a scheduled caste predominantly engaged in tanning, shoemaking, and weaving)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “ਚਮਾਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਚਮਾਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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