dubash
dubash noun: an Indian translator or interpreter, particularly in their role as a household steward for British colonizers.
Noun
dubash (plural dubashes)
- An Indian translator or interpreter, particularly in their role as a household steward for British colonizers.
- This I learnt was the captain's dubash, a native man acting as general steward who provides every household article as well as of merchandise, and engages all inferior servants.1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 90
- […] inhabitants complain to him, and as he does not understand the language he is obliged to call for his dubash to interpret what they say; […]1844, Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington, John Gurwood, The Dispatches of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, page 1625
dubash meaning in Tamil
dubash in Tamil
- இரு மொழிகளில் பேச, படிக்க, எழுதக் கூடியவர்
Forms of dubash
| plural | dubashes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | debash |
| alternative form | dobash |
Origin of dubash
From Hindi दो (do, “two”) + भाषा (bhāṣā, “languages”).
Questions about dubash
- What does dubash mean?
- Dubash means an Indian translator or interpreter, particularly in their role as a household steward for British colonizers.
- What is dubash in Tamil?
- Dubash in Tamil is இரு மொழிகளில் பேச, படிக்க, எழுதக் கூடியவர். See Dubash meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is dubash?
- Dubash is a noun.
- What is the plural of dubash?
- The plural of dubash is dubashes.
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