ધોબી

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi धोबी (dhobī).

Pronunciation

Noun

ધોબી • (dhobī) m

  1. washerman; dhobi
  2. (offensive) fool, idiot

Usage notes

In 2017, Supreme Court of India noted calling people dhobi was offensive.[1]

References

  1. ^ Calling People 'Harijan' or 'Dhobi' Is Offensive: Supreme Court‎[1], 26 March 2017

Vaghri

Etymology

Cognate to Gujarati ધોબી (dhobī), Hindi धोबी (dhobī).

Noun

ધોબી (dhobī) m

  1. washerman

Declension

Declension of ધોબી
singular plural
nominative ધોબી (dhobī) ધોબી (dhobī), ધોબીઊં (dhobīū̃)
oblique ધોબી (dhobī) ધોબીએં (dhobīẽ)
vocative ધોબી (dhobī) ધોબી (dhobī), ધોબીઊં (dhobīū̃)
instrumental ધોબીએ (dhobīe) ધોબીએ (dhobīe), ધોબીઊંએ (dhobīū̃e)
locative ધોબીએ (dhobīe) ધોબીએ (dhobīe), ધોબીઊંએ (dhobīū̃e)
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