English Explanatory Dictionary

dak bungalow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A posthouse of the old Indian postal service (dak), used as lodging by itinerant British officials and other travellers and as a make-shift courthouse in rural areas.

Word forms

dak bungalow dak bungalows dâk-bungalow dāk bangalow dakbungalow dawk bungalow

Etymology

From Hindi डाक बंगला (ḍāk baṅglā) under influence from Gujarati ડાકબંગલો (ḍākbaṅglo).

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