English

Alternative forms

• dhoby

Noun

dhobi ‎(plural dhobis)

1. A laundryman in India and Pakistan; a washerman.
   • “A dhobi is a washerman in India and Pakistan. Dhobis usually run door to door collecting ... All the dhobis wash their linen in the Mahalaxmi area known as Dhobi Ghat.”
   • The 'dhobi khana' at Fort Kochi was once throbbing with activity. ... "The first dhobi khana was under the Madras Presidency...”

Derived terms

• dhobi itch
• dhobi-bag

Descendants

• Burmese: ဒိုဘီ ‎(duibhi)

References

1. ↑ Platts, John T. धोबी from A dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English] Oxford. 1884.

Anagrams

• bodhi