English Explanatory Dictionary

abwab

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tax, or impost, levied by a chief on a landowner.

Pronunciation

/əbˈwɑːb/ /əbˈwɑb/

Word forms

abwab abwabs

Etymology

From Hindi अबवाब (abvāb), from Persian ابواب (abvâb), from Arabic أَبْوَاب (ʔabwāb, “doors, sources of revenue”), plural of بَاب (bāb, “door”).

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