noun
Meaning 1
An administration office in India.
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cutcherry
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noun
Meaning 2
A hall used for business, political, or social assemblies, such as a magistrate's court or a building housing a public agency.
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Usage: India
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noun
Meaning 3
Kaempferia galanga, a plant resembling ginger.
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwer- Sanskrit कृ (kṛ) Proto-Indo-European *-yós Sanskrit -य (-ya) Sanskrit कृत्य (kṛtya) Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀘 (kaca) Prakrit 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘 (kacca) Proto-Indo-European *gherdh-der. Proto-Indo-Iranian *ghr̥dhás Sanskrit गृह (gṛha) Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan *𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳 (*garha) Prakrit 𑀖𑀭 (ghara) Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆 (*kaccahariā) Hindi कचहरी (kacahrī)bor. Marathi कचेरी (kacerī)bor. Tamil கச்சேரி (kaccēri)bor. English cutcherry Borrowed from Tamil கச்சேரி (kaccēri, “office, administrative office”).