Etymology

dak bungalow

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 →

Hindi डाक बंगला ← Gujarati ડાકબંગલો
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  1. Gujarati · derived fromડાકબંગલો
  2. Hindi · derived fromडाक बंगला
  3. English todaydak bungalow

From Hindi डाक बंगला (ḍāk baṅglā) under influence from Gujarati ડાકબંગલો (ḍākbaṅglo).

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