Persian · noun · People & Roles

Kashtkar

काश्तकार

said kaasht-KAAR

also written: kashtkar

Meaning

A cultivator or tenant farmer who works the land; a tiller paying rent or revenue.

Literally: one who cultivates

Related words

A peasant cultivator who tills the soil and pays land revenue; the common subject in the revenue order.

Cultivation, tillage or a sown field.

A share-cropping tenant who cultivates another's land for a portion of the produce.