Cha|mar

Cha|mar
cha|mar1 or Cha|mar «chuh MAHR», noun.
a member of a low caste in India whose traditional occupation is leatherwork.
[< Hindustani chamār < Sanskrit carmakāra leatherworker]
cha|mar2 «chuh MAHR», noun.
1. a fan of feathers or similar material used in the East Indies as one of the insignia of royalty, and also in temples.
2. a swatter for flies.
[< Indic (compare Marathi chamara the tail of an ox; because of its use as a fly swatter)]

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