dhobi

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdəʊbi/

Noun

dhobi (plural dhobis)

  1. A laundryman in India and Pakistan; a washerman.
    • “A dhobi is a washerman in India and Pakistan. Dhobis usually run door to door collecting ... All the dhobis wash their linen in the Mahalaxmi area known as Dhobi Ghat.”
    • The 'dhobi khana' at Fort Kochi was once throbbing with activity. ... "The first dhobi khana was under the Madras Presidency...”

Derived terms

  • dhobi itch
  • dhobi-bag

Descendants

  • Burmese: ဒိုဘီ (duibhi)

References

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

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