Etymology

dinghy

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Today it means: A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship. Full definition →

Bengali ডিঙি ← Sanskrit द्रोण
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromद्रोण“wooden trough”
  2. Bengali · borrowed fromডিঙি
  3. English todaydinghy

From Bengali ডিঙি (ḍiṅi), perhaps from Sanskrit द्रोण (droṇa, “wooden trough”).

Words from the same roots

Sanskritद्रोण all →

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