coolie
/ˈkuːli/noun
उच्चारण कूली
कुली, बोझ ढोने वाला मज़दूर
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noun
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[C] old-fashioned, often offensive
in the past, an unskilled worker who was paid very little, especially in Asia; also a porter at a railway station in India
कुली, बोझ ढोने वाला मज़दूर
- The coolie carried our heavy luggage to the platform.
- Many coolies worked on plantations in the colonial period.
- Amitabh Bachchan played the role of a coolie in a famous film.
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Notes
Usage: outside India the word coolie can be offensive, so use porter or labourer instead.
Usage: भारत के बाहर coolie शब्द अपमानजनक माना जा सकता है, इसलिए उसकी जगह porter या labourer प्रयोग करें।