A jemadar is a few different things, mostly Indian. The easiest one to describe here is an Indian police officer. Thanks for continuing to bless me with your invented meanings. I appreciate your interesting perspectives on life.
Tesori Trovati was today's winner with her delightful meaning: Jemadar - the sixth sense that I have when I find a beautiful gemstone at an incredible price!
Have fun with a new word each day. I'll choose a word. You make up a meaning.
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2. You invent a wacky meaning and add it as a comment.
3. After a certain time I list the true meaning and choose a winner for the invented meaning.
There are no prizes, just lots of fun!
Remember, children use this site too.
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- I am a children's author who has had a handful of books published by trade publishers. They're in book shops and libraries. I've also had a sackful of books published by educational publishers. These are mainly found in schools. I love words and that's why I invented this blog site.
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5 comments:
It is a piece of furniture found in posh houses -- a bit like a humidor, but for keeping jewels in.
Jemadar - the sixth sense that I have when I find a beautiful gemstone at an incredible price!
Enjoy the day!
Erin
;-)
Not a definition, but a site that might be of interest to Word Imps everywhere: Oxford English Dictionary's Adopt an Obscure Word Scheme.
Jemadar is the word used to describe a sense of achievement. e.g. when my wife left home for work this morning, I had a list of chores, compiled by us both, to have hopefully achieved during the day. By the end of the day I had done all but 2 tasks. Despite not having a 100% completion rate, I still had a sense of jemadar, which led to a feeling of satisfaction.
Jemadar is an ointment applied to the toes & feet to eradicate athletes foot.
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