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darwaza bund
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Etymology
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From
Hindustani
دروازہ
/
दरवाज़ा
(
darvāzā
)
+
بند
/
बंद
(
band
)
.
Phrase
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darwaza bund
(
India
,
archaic
)
Not
at home
; currently
unwilling
to receive
visitors
into one's house.
Alternative forms
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darwaza band
,
durwaza bund
References
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Henry Yule, Arthur Coke Burnell (
1903
)
Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases
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