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bheesty
or ²ú³ó±ð±ð²õ·³Ù¾±±ð
[ bee-stee ]
noun
plural bheesties.
- (in India) a water carrier.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of bheesty1
First recorded in 1775–85; from Urdu ²ú³óÄ«²õ³ÙÄ«, from Persian ²ú¾±³ó¾±²õ³ó³ÙÄ«, literally, “pertaining to paradise,†i.e., “beautiful,†as poetic convention describing royal cupbearers (equivalent to bihisht “paradise†+ -Ä« a suffix indicating relationship or origin)
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