🔤 Bhistis

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URDU

پانی بھرنے والے، مشکی، مشکی اٹھانے والے، سقّا
🅰️ Roman Urdu:
pani bharne walay, mashki, mashk uthany walay, saqqa
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ENGLISH

📚noun
bhistis
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PRONUNCIATION

Standard: /ˈbɪstɪs/
Phonetic: bis-tis
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DEFINITION

Traditional water carriers in South Asia who carried water in leather bags for households.
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Bhistis supplied water to homes in old cities. The bhistis carried water skins on their backs. Colonial records mention bhistis frequently. Villages depended on bhistis for water. The job of bhistis declined with pipelines.
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SYNONYMS

water carriers saqqas water bearers porters carriers

ANTONYMS

water consumers residents householders pipeline users tap users
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