different between dhoti vs dhobi

dhoti

English

Alternative forms

  • dhooti
  • dhootie
  • dhuti
  • dottie (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi ???? (dhot?).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -??ti

Noun

dhoti (plural dhotis)

  1. A long loincloth worn by Hindu men in India.
  2. The cotton fabric used for such loincloths.

Translations

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dhobi

English

Alternative forms

  • dhobie
  • dhoby
  • dobie

Etymology

From Hindi ???? (dhob?, washerman)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?d??bi/

Noun

dhobi (plural dhobis)

  1. A laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman, in India and Pakistan.
    • 2003, [1]
      The 'dhobi khana' at Fort Kochi was once throbbing with activity.
      []
      ... "The first dhobi khana was under the Madras Presidency...”

Derived terms

  • dhobi-bag
  • dhobi dust
  • dhobi itch

Descendants

  • Burmese: ????? (duibhi)

References

Anagrams

  • Bodhi, bodhi

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