hartals

We have found lemma(root) word of hartals : hartal.

Definitions


[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)


Phrases:

Origin:
from Hindi haṛtāl, haṭtāl, literally ‘locking of shops’, from Sanskrit haṭṭa ‘market’ + Hindi tāla ‘lock’




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