almirahn.

Brit.

/alˈmʌɪrə/, U.S.

/ælˈmaɪrə/

Forms: 1700s– almirah, 1800s– almaira, 1800s– almira, 1800s– almyra, 1800s– almyrah, 1900s– almairah, 1900s– almeirah.

Origin: A borrowing from Bengali. Etymon: Bengali ālmāri.

Etymology: < Bengali ālmāri < Portuguese almario chest, cupboard (see aumbry n.).The form in English apparently results from metathesis of the vowels of the second and third syllables, apparently within English.

South Asian.

A free-standing cupboard, wardrobe, or other storage unit: (also) a chest of drawers.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > cupboard or cabinet > [noun]

aumbry1356

shelfc1440

armoryc1485

cupboard1530

armoire1571

amberc1625

tabern1657

dark-closet1726

almirah1788

cwtch1890

bahuta1916

muurkas1949

1788 Calcutta Chron. 17 Jan. To be sold..Wine coolers. Large almirahs. Glass-lamps.

1816 Mrs. Sherwood Ayah & Lady xi. 66 She would put it..under the mat, or behind an almirah, or under the mattress of the bed.

1834 P. J. Begbie Malayan Penins. xii. 486 Two sedan chairs, and an almirah, containing the requisite changes of linen, are constructed of the same materials.

1878 G. Graham Life in Mofussil I. 34 Sahib, have you looked in Mr. Morrison's almirah?

1927 E. Thompson Indian Day xxxiii. 245 Afterwards we had a rat-hunt in John's almiras.

1969 Indian Express 28 July 3/4 [She] was crushed to death when a steel almirah fell on her in her house on Aarey Road.

2000 A. Ghosh Glass Palace (2001) xxi. 264 Her ‘good’ Benarasi silk, the sari she wore to weddings, was locked in her mother's almirah.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	almirah
释义	almirahn. Brit. /alˈmʌɪrə/, U.S. /ælˈmaɪrə/ Forms: 1700s– almirah, 1800s– almaira, 1800s– almira, 1800s– almyra, 1800s– almyrah, 1900s– almairah, 1900s– almeirah. Origin: A borrowing from Bengali. Etymon: Bengali ālmāri. Etymology: < Bengali ālmāri < Portuguese almario chest, cupboard (see aumbry n.).The form in English apparently results from metathesis of the vowels of the second and third syllables, apparently within English. South Asian. A free-standing cupboard, wardrobe, or other storage unit: (also) a chest of drawers. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > cupboard or cabinet > [noun] aumbry1356 shelfc1440 armoryc1485 cupboard1530 armoire1571 amberc1625 tabern1657 dark-closet1726 almirah1788 cwtch1890 bahuta1916 muurkas1949 1788 Calcutta Chron. 17 Jan. To be sold..Wine coolers. Large almirahs. Glass-lamps. 1816 Mrs. Sherwood Ayah & Lady xi. 66 She would put it..under the mat, or behind an almirah, or under the mattress of the bed. 1834 P. J. Begbie Malayan Penins. xii. 486 Two sedan chairs, and an almirah, containing the requisite changes of linen, are constructed of the same materials. 1878 G. Graham Life in Mofussil I. 34 Sahib, have you looked in Mr. Morrison's almirah? 1927 E. Thompson Indian Day xxxiii. 245 Afterwards we had a rat-hunt in John's almiras. 1969 Indian Express 28 July 3/4 [She] was crushed to death when a steel almirah fell on her in her house on Aarey Road. 2000 A. Ghosh Glass Palace (2001) xxi. 264 Her ‘good’ Benarasi silk, the sari she wore to weddings, was locked in her mother's almirah. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1788
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