Punjabi

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Etymology

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From ਧੋਣਾ (dhoṇā, to wash). Cognate to Hindi धोबी (dhobī).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਧੋਬੀ (dhobīm (feminine ਧੋਬਣ)

  1. washerman

Declension

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Declension of ਧੋਬੀ
dir. sg. ਧੋਬੀ (dhobī)
dir. pl. ਧੋਬੀ (dhobī)
singular plural
direct ਧੋਬੀ (dhobī) ਧੋਬੀ (dhobī)
oblique ਧੋਬੀ (dhobī) ਧੋਬੀਆਂ (dhobīā̃)
vocative ਧੋਬੀਆ (dhobīā) ਧੋਬੀਓ (dhobīo)
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