Etymology

karung guni

Today it means: A traditional scrap dealer or rag-and-bone man who visits residential zones to collect unwanted items. Full definition →

Malay karung guni ← Sanskrit गोणी
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromगोणी
  2. Malay · borrowed fromkarung guni“gunny sack”
  3. English todaykarung guni

From Malay karung guni (“gunny sack”); guni is derived from Sanskrit गोणी (goṇī). Doublet of gunny.

Words from the same roots

Sanskritगोणी all →

gunny

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