Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Hindi term or phrase:
mawali
English translation:
disreputable character or a drifter, or work shirker, or loafer
Added to glossary by
Narasimhan Raghavan
Apr 27, 2007 08:07
17 yrs ago
Hindi term
mawali
Hindi to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
I've got numerous hindi words in dialogues, and this is one of them. Presumably an offensive one
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | disreputable character or a drifter, or work shirker, or loafer |
Narasimhan Raghavan
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| 4 +2 | a barbaric south-Indian tribe/boorish/barbaric/uncouth |
Rajan Chopra
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Change log
May 6, 2007 05:42: Narasimhan Raghavan Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+1
11 mins
Narasimhan Raghavan
Also a qualified engineer
Native in: Tamil
Works in: English to Tamil, Tamil to English, French to Tamil, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
Selected
disreputable character or a drifter, or work shirker, or loafer
A drifter, work shirker, loafer
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thnx
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+2
10 mins
Rajan Chopra
India
India
Native in Hindi
India
Your project is in safe hands
Native in: Hindi 
Works in: English to Hindi, Hindi to English
Related KudoZ points
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60
a barbaric south-Indian tribe/boorish/barbaric/uncouth
These are some of the possible English equivalents.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Narasimhan Raghavan
: a barbaric south-Indian tribe is not politically correct, as if saying there is no barbaric North-Indian tribe
3 mins
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| agree |
georgina singh
8 hrs
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| agree |
Sajjad Hamadani
19 hrs
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