gharry
/ˈɡæɹi/
gharry noun: a wheeled cart or carriage, usually horsedrawn. Also the ellipsis of palkigari.
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Noun
gharry (plural gharries)
- A wheeled cart or carriage, usually horsedrawn.
- “I shall stand, always with that mauve and white ‘cloud’ over my head, while the wet soaks into my dear, old, venerable feet and Tom swears and shouts for the mem-sahib's gharri.”1889, Rudyard Kipling, “The Education of Otis Yeere”, in Under the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published 1899, page 19
- A ramshackle gharry, all dust and venetian blinds, pulled up short opposite the group, and the driver, throwing up his right foot over his knee, gave himself up to the critical examination of his toes.1900, Joseph Conrad, chapter 5, in Lord Jim
- A jeep or small truck for conveying troops.
Also used as
gharry is also the ellipsis of palkigari.
Forms of gharry
| plural | gharries |
|---|---|
| alternative form | garry |
| alternative form | gharri |
| alternative form | gharrie |
| alternative form | garee |
Origin of gharry
Borrowed from Hindi गाड़ी (gāṛī) / Urdu گاڑی (gāṛī, “wheeled cart, carriage; car, truck, bus”), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟 (gaḍḍa), 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀻 (gaḍḍī), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀸𑀟𑁆𑀟- (*gāḍḍa-).
Questions about gharry
- What does gharry mean?
- Gharry means a wheeled cart or carriage, usually horsedrawn.
- What part of speech is gharry?
- Gharry is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gharry?
- Gharry is pronounced /ˈɡæɹi/.
- What is the plural of gharry?
- The plural of gharry is gharries.
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