name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Mistry
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Pronunciation
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/mɪsˈtɹaɪ/
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rhymes with -aɪ
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CMU ARPABET: M IH1 S T R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: M IH0 S T R AY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative form of maistry (“foreman or artisan”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, alt-of, alternative
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verb
Meaning 3
To declare a mistrial in (a court case).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: law
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verb
Meaning 4
(of a court case) To end in a mistrial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: law
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi मिस्त्री (mistrī). Doublet of master.
From mis- + try, as a back-formation from mistrial.