godown

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godown

/ˈɡoʊ̯daʊ̯n/ US
/ɡʊˈɖawn/ South Asia

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Borrowed from Malay gudang, from Tamil கிடங்கு (kiṭaṅku, “store room”) or Telugu గిడ్డంగి (giḍḍaṅgi, “store room, warehouse”).

noun godowns · goedown

Africa, East, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore A warehouse. 1694, Fort St. George Diary and Consultation Book, entry for 30 April, 1694, Madras: 1918, p. 45, Ordered that the new House in the Fort be forthwith built according to a modell now produced an approved, being 110 foot in length and 55 foot in breadth to be built on the East side the Fort at 18 Foot

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@misc{godown_2026,
  title = {godown},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/godown},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}