bheesty

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bēstē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
bhees•ty  (bēstē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. 
  1. British Empire(in India) a water carrier.
Also, bheestie. 
  • Persian bihishtī pertaining to paradise, i.e., beautiful, as poetic convention describes cup-bearers (equivalent. to bihisht paradise + suffix of appurtenance)
  • Urdu bhīstī
  • 1775–85


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