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godown

/ˈɡoʊ̯daʊ̯n/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about godown at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. (in India and Malaysia) a warehouse.

Origin

Borrowed from Malay gudang, from Tamil கிடங்கு (kiṭaṅku, “store room”) or Telugu గిడ్డంగి (giḍḍaṅgi, “store room, warehouse”).

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