dhobi
/ˈdəʊbi/noun
उच्चारण डोबी
धोबी
Core word
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[C] Indian English
a person whose job is to wash and iron clothes
धोबी
- Give the bedsheets to the dhobi on Monday.
- The dhobi brought back the shirts neatly ironed.
- The dhobi collects our clothes every Sunday.
+ 2 more examples
- He took the stained shirt to the dhobi and it came back spotless.
- A dhobi ghat in Mumbai is a famous tourist sight.
Synonyms washerman launderer
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a dhobi (countable noun)
Dhobi is a countable noun from Hindi for a person who washes clothes for others. The plural is dhobis.
'Dhobi' हिंदी से आया countable noun है, दूसरों के कपड़े धोने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए। इसका plural 'dhobis' है।
- The dhobi collects our clothes every Monday.
- Dhobis wash clothes on the river bank in many towns.
dhobi + noun
Dhobi often appears in compounds such as dhobi ghat (the place where clothes are washed) and dhobi itch.
'Dhobi' प्रायः compounds में आता है, जैसे dhobi ghat (जहाँ कपड़े धोए जाते हैं) और dhobi itch।
- The Mahalaxmi dhobi ghat in Mumbai is famous.
- Dhobi itch is a fungal skin infection.
give clothes to the dhobi
To send washing out, say give clothes to the dhobi or send the clothes to the dhobi.
कपड़े धुलवाने के लिए 'give clothes to the dhobi' या 'send the clothes to the dhobi' कहा जाता है।
- She gave the school uniforms to the dhobi for ironing.
dhobi as a proverb
The Hindi saying 'dhobi ka kutta, na ghar ka na ghat ka' describes a person who belongs nowhere. In English, say 'neither here nor there'.
हिंदी की कहावत 'धोबी का कुत्ता, न घर का न घाट का' उस व्यक्ति के लिए है जो कहीं का नहीं रहता। अंग्रेज़ी में 'neither here nor there' कहा जाता है।
- He left one job without finding another and became neither here nor there.
dhobi vs laundry
A dhobi is a person; the place where washing is done professionally is a laundry or dhobi ghat.
Dhobi एक व्यक्ति है; जहाँ पेशेवर धुलाई होती है उस स्थान को laundry या dhobi ghat कहते हैं।
- The dhobi works at the laundry near the market.
+Collocations 5
dhobi + noun
ghatitchbillmarkshop
- The dhobi ghat was full of hanging sarees.
verb + dhobi
callpaysend fortrustemploy
- We pay the dhobi at the end of the month.
work of a dhobi
washironstarchdryfold
- The dhobi irons the clothes with a heavy iron.
adjective + dhobi
localreliableoldcarefulstreet
- Our reliable dhobi never loses a handkerchief.
dhobi + cloth
sareesbedsheetsuniformscurtainstowels
- The dhobi washes the hostel bedsheets every week.
“More examples 5
- The dhobi returned the clothes washed, ironed and neatly folded.
धोबी ने कपड़े धुले, इस्त्री किए और करीने से तह किए हुए लौटाए।
- Radhika's hostel has a dhobi who comes every Saturday.
राधिका के छात्रावास में एक धोबी हर शनिवार आता है।
- The dhobi ghat at Mumbai attracts many tourists with its rows of washing stones.
मुंबई का धोबी घाट धुलाई के पत्थरों की पंक्तियों से कई पर्यटकों को आकर्षित करता है।
- Each piece of clothing is marked with a code by the dhobi.
धोबी हर कपड़े पर एक कूट-चिह्न लगा देता है।
- In older days, the dhobi was a familiar figure in every neighbourhood.
पुराने समय में धोबी हर मोहल्ले का जाना-पहचाना व्यक्ति होता था।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
washerman launderer
§Grammar and usage
Usage: a dhobi ghat is an open-air place where dhobis wash clothes, and the one at Mahalaxmi in Mumbai is famous.
Usage में dhobi ghat वह खुली जगह है जहाँ धोबी कपड़े धोते हैं, और मुंबई के महालक्ष्मी का dhobi ghat प्रसिद्ध है।