Etymology

bungalow

bun·ga·low
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Today it means: A single-storey house, typically with rooms all on one level, or sometimes also with upper rooms set into the roof space. Full definition →

Gujarati બંગલો
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  1. Gujarati · borrowed fromબંગલો“Bengali-style house; a detached house situated between a garden or a field”
  2. English todaybungalow

Borrowed from Gujarati બંગલો (baṅglo, “Bengali-style house; a detached house situated between a garden or a field”). Compare Hindi बंगला (baṅglā, “Bengali”), Bengali বাংলা (baṅla, “Bengal”). Doublet of bangalo and Bangla.

Words from the same roots

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bangalo

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