dhobi

dho·bi

D5191450 (dō′bē)n. pl. dho·bis A traditional washer of clothes and linens in South Asia.

[Hindi dhobī, washerman, from dhob, a wash, washing, from Middle Indic dhovvaï, is washed, from earlier *dhauvati, he washes, alteration (influenced by Sanskrit dhauta-, washed) of Sanskrit dhāvati, he washes.]

dhobi

(ˈdəʊbɪ) n, pl -bis1. (Sociology) (in India, Malaya, East Africa, etc, esp formerly) a washerman2. (Professions) (in India, Malaya, East Africa, etc, esp formerly) a washerman[C19: from Hindi, from dhōb washing; related to Sanskrit dhāvaka washerman]

Translations

单词	dhobi
释义	dhobi dho·bi D5191450 (dō′bē)n. pl. dho·bis A traditional washer of clothes and linens in South Asia. [Hindi dhobī, washerman, from dhob, a wash, washing, from Middle Indic dhovvaï, is washed, from earlier dhauvati, he washes, alteration (influenced by Sanskrit dhauta-, washed) of Sanskrit dhāvati, he washes.] dhobi (ˈdəʊbɪ) n, pl -bis1. (Sociology) (in India, Malaya, East Africa, etc, esp formerly) a washerman2. (Professions) (in India, Malaya, East Africa, etc, esp formerly) a washerman[C19: from Hindi, from dhōb* washing; related to Sanskrit dhāvaka washerman] Translations
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