Telugu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese armário (cupboard). Cognate with Hindi अलमारी (almārī).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (India):(file)

Noun

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అలమర (alamaran (plural అలమరలు)

  1. cupboard, wardrobe

References

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  • Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2003) “Loanwords from western languages: Portuguese and English”, in The Dravidian Languages, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 478