dhobi

English

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Etymology

From Hindi धोबी (dhobī, “washerman”)[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdəʊbi/
  • Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -əʊbi

Noun

dhobi (plural dhobis)

  1. (South Asia) A laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman.
    • 2003,
      The 'dhobi khana' at Fort Kochi was once throbbing with activity.
      […]
      ... "The first dhobi khana was under the Madras Presidency...”

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References
  1. Platts, John T. धोबी from A dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English Oxford. 1884.

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