almirah

Borrowed from Hindustani الماری / अलमारी (almārī) from Portuguese armário, from Latin armarium. Doublet of ambry, armarium, and armoire.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /alˈmaɪɹə/

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almirah (plural almirahs)

1. (South Asia) Cupboard, cabinet or chest of drawers. [from 18th c.]
   • 2011, Arupa Patangia Kalita, translated by Deepika Phukan, The Story of Felanee:

     The three women ran past an almirah and entered a godown.

• almira, almyrah