गोदाम

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali গুদাম (gudam) or Portuguese gudão, from Malay gudang, from Tamil கிடங்கு (kiṭaṅku, “store room”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡoː.d̪ɑːm/, [ɡoː.d̪ä̃ːm]

Noun

गोदाम • (godām) m (Urdu spelling گودام)

1. storage, godown

Declension

Declension of गोदाम (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गोदाम godām	गोदाम godām
oblique	गोदाम godām	गोदामों godāmõ
vocative	गोदाम godām	गोदामो godāmo

Derived terms

• मालगोदाम (mālgodām)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “गोदाम”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.