sowar

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A soldier on horseback, especially one during the British Raj. India,historical
    — I have been laboring under the impression that, for soul-harrowing vocal effort, the wild-eyed sowars of Khorassan, as exemplified in my escort from Beerjand, were entitled to the worst execrations of a discriminating Ferenghi, but the Afghans can go them one better.

词形变化

sowars plural suwar alternative

词源

From Hindi/Urdu सवार (savār)/سوار (savār), from Classical Persian سوار (sawār, “horseman”).
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