shigram

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noun

In India, a carriage drawn by animals.

OriginMarathi शीघ्र ← Sanskrit शीघ्र →
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Meanings

nounshigram (plural shigrams)

plural shigrams

  1. In India, a carriage drawn by animals.

    I afterwards bought a shigram, a kind of coach usually drawn by two bullocks, and which is much used in India.

    1853, Thomas Quinney, Sketches of a soldier's life in India

Origin

  1. Sanskritशीघ्र“quick”
  2. Marathiशीघ्र
  3. Englishshigram

Borrowed from Marathi शीघ्र (śīghra), from Sanskrit शीघ्र (śīghra, “quick”).

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Anagrams

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