దొరసాని

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Telugu

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Etymology

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దొర (dora) +‎ సాని (sāni). For use as a term for white women, compare memsahib in English.

Noun

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దొరసాని (dorasāni? (plural దొరసానులు)

  1. a lady or queen.
  2. a white European woman.

Synonyms

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References

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"దొర" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 611