tarkhan

noun

tar·​khan

ˈtärˌkän

plural -s

: a member of a low Muslim caste of artisans of Upper India

Word History

Etymology

Osmanli & Jagatai Tarchan, from Old Turkish Tarkan, a privileged class

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