Standard Lemma guide
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name
A surname from Hindi, Urdu, Persian, or Arabic, of Indian usage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A provider of financial services, especially a small-scale independent banker or money changer or (historical) a local expert at detecting bad coin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India
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noun
A cashier, especially for a car park.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hong-Kong
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noun
The office of such a cashier at a car park etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hong-Kong
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verb
To act as a shroff, especially (historical) to inspect coins to detect debasement, counterfeits, clipping, etc. for a commission.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, transitive
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History
An British Indian variant of Saraf, borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi सर्राफ़ (sarrāf) / Urdu صَرَّاف (sarrāf, “monet charger”) and Classical Persian صَرَّاف (sarrāf), from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf).
An British Indian variant of saraf, borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi सर्राफ़ (sarrāf) / Urdu صَرَّاف (sarrāf) and Classical Persian صَرَّاف (sarrāf), from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf).
