bheesty

or bhees·tie

[ bee-stee ]

noun

, plural bhees·ties.

1. (in India) a water carrier.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bheesty¹

First recorded in 1775–85; from Urdu bhīstī, from Persian bihishtī, literally, “pertaining to paradise,” i.e., “beautiful,” as poetic convention describing royal cupbearers (equivalent to bihisht “paradise” + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin)