धोबी

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Hindi

Etymology

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From धोब (dhob, “a wash”) +‎ -ई (-ī), ultimately from Sanskrit धाव् (dhāv, “to rinse, cleanse”). Cognate with Punjabi ਧੋਬੀ (dhobī), Gujarati ધોબી (dhobī), Marathi धोबी (dhobī).

Pronunciation

Noun

धोबी • (dhobī) m (feminine धोबिन, Urdu spelling دھوبی)

  1. washerman

Declension

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Descendants

  • → Burmese: ဒိုဘီ (duibhi)
  • → English: dhobi
  • → Swahili: dobi
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