choultry

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Etymology[edit]

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Particularly: “Peculiar to S. India, and of doubtful etymology; Malayāl. chāwaṭī, Tel. chāwaḍi, tsāvaḍi, chau, Skt. chatur, 'four,' vāṭa, 'road,' a place where four roads meet”

Noun[edit]

choultry (plural choultries)

(India, historical) A Hindu caravanserai.

Alternative forms[edit]

choltry, choultery

References[edit]

“choltry”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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