khalasi

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khalasi

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From Hindi ख़लासी (xalāsī), from Classical Persian خلاصی (xalāsī).

noun khalasis · classy · clashee · clashy

An Indian worker at a port or dockyard, traditionally employed in pulling vessels out of the water for maintenance and repair and returning them to the water afterwards.

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@misc{khalasi_2026,
  title = {khalasi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/khalasi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}