almirah

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almirah

  • /alˈmaɪɹə/ UK

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

noun almirahs · almira · almyrah

  1. South Asia Cupboard, cabinet or chest of drawers. The three women ran past an almirah and entered a godown.

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noun cupboard, cabinet, chest of drawers

日本語箪笥 tansu
中文櫃子 /柜子 guì zi
हिन्दीअलमारी almārī
العربيةخزانة khizānah

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"almirah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/almirah. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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almirah. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/almirah

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"almirah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/almirah.

BibTeX
@misc{almirah_2026,
  title = {almirah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/almirah},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}