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bankshall

/ˈbæŋksˌhɔːl/

bankshall noun: a warehouse.

Noun

bankshall (plural bankshalls)

  1. (India, historical) A warehouse.
  2. (India, historical) The office of a harbormaster or other port authority.

Forms of bankshall

pluralbankshalls
alternative formbanksall

Origin of bankshall

From Hindi भंडसाल (bhaṇḍsāl), from Sanskrit भाण्डशाला (bhāṇḍaśālā): भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa, “goods”) + शाला (śālā, “house, building”). Altered by folk etymology in English after bank, hall.

Questions about bankshall

What does bankshall mean?
Bankshall means a warehouse.
What part of speech is bankshall?
Bankshall is a noun.
How do you pronounce bankshall?
Bankshall is pronounced /ˈbæŋksˌhɔːl/.
What is the plural of bankshall?
The plural of bankshall is bankshalls.

Words near bankshall in the dictionary

  1. Banks' browns
  2. Banks-Zaks fixed point
  3. banksall
  4. banksalls
  5. Bankses
  6. bankshall
  7. bankshalls
  8. banksia
  9. Banksia Peninsula
  10. Banksiadale
  11. Banksian

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