name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
dooly
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rhymes with -uːli
noun
Meaning 2
A basic Indian litter or sedan chair made of poles, ropes, and a seat or cloth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, historical
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noun
Meaning 3
Synonym of stretcher, a basic litter used for transport of the ill and injured.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, archaic
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Synonyms: stretcher
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noun
Meaning 4
Synonym of litter of whatever type.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, obsolete
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Synonyms: litter of whatever type
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History
Etymology
From Hindi डोली (ḍolī), from डोला (ḍolā, “litter”) + -ई (-ī, “forming diminutives”), from Sanskrit दोल (dōlā, “dangling cradle; litter”), from दुल् (dul, “to swing”). Compare andor from Sanskrit हिन्दोल (hindola) via Portuguese.
Across languages
Translations
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- Hindi: डोली (ḍolī) — basic Indian litter or sedan chair