Etymology

golah

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Today it means: A storehouse for grain or salt, typically having a circular wall of mud with a conical roof. Full definition →

Hindi गोला
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The story

  1. Hindi · borrowed fromगोला“ball”
  2. English todaygolah

Borrowed from Hindi गोला (golā, “ball”), from गोल (gol, “round”), from their typical shape.

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