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)

Cupboard, cabinet or chest of drawers. [from 18th c.]
- 2011, Arupa Patangia Kalita, Deepika Phukan, transl., 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)

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