English Explanatory Dictionary

gharry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wheeled cart or carriage, usually horsedrawn.
  2. Ellipsis of palkigari.
  3. A jeep or small truck for conveying troops.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡæɹi/

Word forms

gharry gharries garry gharri gharrie garee

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi गाड़ी (gāṛī) / Urdu گاڑی (gāṛī, “wheeled cart, carriage; car, truck, bus”), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟 (gaḍḍa), 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀻 (gaḍḍī), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀸𑀟𑁆𑀟- (*gāḍḍa-).

Related words

palkigari
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