almirah

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani الماری / अलमारी (almārī) from Portuguese armário, from Latin armarium. Doublet of ambry, armarium, and armoire.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /alˈmaɪɹə/
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Noun

almirah (plural almirahs)

(South Asia) Cupboard, cabinet or chest of drawers. [from 18th c.]
- 2011, Arupa Patangia Kalita, translated by Deepika Phukan, The Story of Felanee:
  The three women ran past an almirah and entered a godown.

Alternative forms

almira, almyrah

Translations

cupboard, cabinet, chest of drawers

Assamese: আলমাৰি (almari)
Bengali: আলমারি (bn) (almari)
Hindi: अलमारी (hi) f (almārī)
Malayalam: അലമാരി (alamāri)
Persian:
Dari: اَلْمارِی (almārī)
Punjabi:
Gurmukhi ਅਲਮਾਰੀ (pa) f (alamārī)

Shahmukhi: المارِی f
Tamil: அலமாரி (ta) (alamāri)
Urdu: اَلْماری f (almārī)

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