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dhuli

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English

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Noun

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dhuli (plural dhulis)

  1. Alternative form of dooly.
    • 1877, D. B. Allen et al., “A Statistical Account of Bengal”, in Districts of Gayá and Sháhábád, volume 12, pages 81-82:
      The dhulí is a slight bamboo framework covered with coarse cloth, about two and a half feet square, with a bedding made of string woven across, on which the passenger sits. It is slung on a stout bamboo pole, and carried by two or four men.

Old Khmer

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Noun

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dhuli

  1. Latin script form of ធុលិ, alternative spelling of ធូលិ (dhūli, dust)

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dhuli class IX (plural dhuli class X)

  1. disappointment

Noun

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dhuli class I/IX (plural dhuli class II/X)

  1. weak person