A variant spelling of bursattee; an Indian employee or soldier in colonial service, particularly in administrative or clerical roles under British authority.
Alternative anglicization of the same Hindi/Urdu source as 'bursattee,' showing how colonial-era spelling of Indian terms was inconsistent and reflected different regional pronunciations.
The multiple spellings (bursati, bursattee, bursautee) show how colonizers struggled to write Indian words—each spelling reflects different ears hearing the same Hindi sound!
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