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godown

go·down
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [goh-doun]
    • /goʊˈdaʊn/
    • /ˈɡəʊ.daʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [goh-doun]
    • /goʊˈdaʊn/

Definitions of godown word

  • noun godown (in India and other countries in Asia) a warehouse or other storage place. 1
  • noun godown (in eastern Asia, especially India) a warehouse. 1
  • noun godown (in East Asia and India) a warehouse 0
  • noun godown in the Far East, a warehouse 0
  • noun godown (India, East Africa, Singapore, Malaysia) A warehouse. 0

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Origin of godown

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Malay godong, perhaps < Telugu giḍ(ḍ)angi, Tamil kiṭanku, akin to kiṭa- to lie

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Godown

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

godown popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

godown usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for godown

noun godown

  • contingency — A contingency is something that might happen in the future.
  • probability — the quality or fact of being probable.
  • case — A particular case is a particular situation or incident, especially one that you are using as an individual example or instance of something.
  • happening — something that happens; occurrence; event.
  • likelihood — the state of being likely or probable; probability.

Antonyms for godown

noun godown

  • commencement — The commencement of something is its beginning.
  • source — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
  • improbability — the quality or condition of being improbable; unlikelihood.
  • plan — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
  • unlikelihood — the state of being unlikely; improbability.

Top questions with godown

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