almirah

almirah

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi अलमारी (almārī), Urdu الماری‎ (almārī), from Portuguese armário, from Latin armarium. Doublet of armoire and ambry.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /alˈmaɪɹə/

Noun

almirah (plural almirahs)

1. Cupboard, cabinet or chest of drawers. [from 18th c.]
   • 2011, Deepika Phukan, translating Arupa Patangia Kalita, The Story of Felanee:

     The three women ran past an almirah and entered a godown.

Alternative forms

• almira, almyrah

Translations

Cupboard, cabinet, chest of drawers

Assamese: আলমাৰি (almari) Hindi: अलमारी (hi) f (almārī) Malayalam: അലമാരി (alamāri) Punjabi: Gurmukhi ਅਲਮਾਰੀ (pa) f (alamārī) Shahmukhi: المارِی‎ f (almārī) Tamil: அலமாரி (ta) (alamāri) Urdu: الماری‎ f (almārī)