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hartal
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[hɑːˈtɑːl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- (in South Asia) a closure of shops and offices as a protest or a mark of sorrow
(e.g: the town observed a complete hartal)
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Origin
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from Hindi haṛtāl, haṭtāl, literally ‘locking of shops’, from Sanskrit haṭṭa ‘market’ + Hindi tāla ‘lock’
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