gharry
gharry · gharries
A wheeled cart or carriage, usually horsedrawnA wheeled cart or carriage, usually horsedrawn.
/ˈɡæɹi/
Meaning
2 senses(India, Myanmar)A wheeled cart or carriage, usually horsedrawn.
(South Africa, slang)A jeep or small truck for conveying troops.
More definitions
- a horse-drawn carriage in India
Origin
Borrowed from Hindi गाड़ी (gāṛī) / Urdu گاڑی (gāṛī, “wheeled cart, carriage; car, truck, bBorrowed 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-).
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