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bheesty
or ·پ
[ bee-stee ]
noun
plural bheesties.
- (in India) a water carrier.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bheesty1
First recorded in 1775–85; from Urdu īī, from Persian ī, literally, “pertaining to paradise,” i.e., “beautiful,” as poetic convention describing royal cupbearers (equivalent to bihisht “paradise” + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin)
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