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aurung

aurung noun: a factory of the East India Company for the purchase, on advances, of native piece goods etc.

Noun

aurung (plural aurungs)

  1. (India, historical) A factory of the East India Company for the purchase, on advances, of native piece goods etc.

Forms of aurung

pluralaurungs

Origin of aurung

From Hindi [Term?], from Portuguese [Term?] (“a place where goods are manufactured; a depot for such goods”).

Questions about aurung

What does aurung mean?
Aurung means a factory of the East India Company for the purchase, on advances, of native piece goods etc.
What part of speech is aurung?
Aurung is a noun.
What is the plural of aurung?
The plural of aurung is aurungs.

Words near aurung in the dictionary

  1. aurreskus
  2. Aurthur
  3. aurulent
  4. aurum
  5. aurum coronarium
  6. aurung
  7. aurungs
  8. Aurvandill
  9. auræ
  10. Aurès
  11. AUS

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