dobi

Albanian

Etymology

Back formation of Old Gheg verb dobit ("to win, to succeed, to defeat"), borrowed from Serbo-Croatian dobiti ("to win, to take; to catch").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔˈbi/

Noun

dobi f (plural dobi, definite dobia, definite plural dobitë)

1. benefit, profit
2. usefulness

Latvian

Adjective

dobi

1. nominative plural masculine of dobs

Adverb

dobi

1. hollow, hollowly; adverbial form of dobs

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi धोबी (dhobī).

Noun

dobi (plural dobi-dobi, informal 1st possessive dobiku, 2nd possessive dobimu, 3rd possessive dobinya)

1. laundromat

Adjective

dobi

1. of laundering

Derived terms

• mendobi
• kedai dobi
• tukang dobi
• perkakas dobi

Further reading

• “dobi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

dobi (Cyrillic spelling доби)

1. second/third-person singular aorist past of dobiti

Slovene

Noun

dóbi

1. nominative/instrumental plural of dọ̑b

Noun

dôbi

1. inflection of dóba:
   1. dative/locative singular
   2. nominative/accusative dual

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi धोबी (dhobī).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Noun

dobi (ma class, plural madobi)

1. laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman

Derived terms

• udobi