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"etymology_text": "From Hindi धोबी (dhobī, “washerman”)",
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"word": "dhobi dust"
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"ref": "2003, https://web.archive.org/web/20050508060337/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/07/07/stories/2003070700750100.htm The 'dhobi khana' at Fort Kochi was once throbbing with activity. […]",
"text": "... \"The first dhobi khana was under the Madras Presidency...”"
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"roman": "dhōpa",
"sense": "a laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman, in India and Pakistan",
"word": "ধোপা"
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"sense": "a laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman, in India and Pakistan",
"word": "ဒိုဘီ"
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"word": "ધોબી"
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"word": "ਧੋਬੀ"
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"sense": "a laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman, in India and Pakistan",
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"word": "دھوبی"
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"roman": "dhōpa",
"sense": "a laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman, in India and Pakistan",
"word": "ধোপা"
},
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"roman": "duibhi",
"sense": "a laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman, in India and Pakistan",
"word": "ဒိုဘီ"
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"roman": "dhobī",
"sense": "a laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman, in India and Pakistan",
"word": "ધોબી"
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"roman": "dhobī",
"sense": "a laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman, in India and Pakistan",
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"word": "धोबी"
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"word": "धोबिन"
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"roman": "dhobī",
"sense": "a laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman, in India and Pakistan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ਧੋਬੀ"
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"code": "sw",
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"sense": "a laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman, in India and Pakistan",
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"class-6"
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"word": "dobi"
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"code": "ur",
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"roman": "dhobī",
"sense": "a laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman, in India and Pakistan",
"tags": [
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"word": "دھوبی"
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"word": "dhobi"
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