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- Gujarati · derived fromડાકબંગલો
- Hindi · derived fromडाक बंगला
- English todaydak bungalow
From Hindi डाक बंगला (ḍāk baṅglā) under influence from Gujarati ડાકબંગલો (ḍākbaṅglo).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A posthouse of the old Indian postal service (dak), used as lodging by itinerant British officials and other travellers and as a make-shift courthouse in rural areas. Full definition →
From Hindi डाक बंगला (ḍāk baṅglā) under influence from Gujarati ડાકબંગલો (ḍākbaṅglo).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.