zamindar
/zəˈminˌdɑɹ/noun
zamindar is spelled Z-A-M-I-N-D-A-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, zamindar means “An Indian landowner who collected local taxes and paid them to the British government” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of zamindar is zamindars.
How many letters and syllables are in zamindar?
| Letters | 8: Z-A-M-I-N-D-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is zamindar?
Zamindar appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce zamindar?
- UK /zəˈmiːndɑː/
- US /zəˈminˌdɑɹ/
- US /zəˌminˈdɑɹ/
Zamindar has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of zamindar
- zamindars plural
- zemindar
- zumeendar
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zamindar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An Indian landowner who collected local taxes and paid them to the British government.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does zamindar come from?
Borrowed from Urdu زمیندار (zamīndār, “landlord”), from Persian زمیندار.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).