noun
godown
GOH-down
noun
1
A warehouse, especially in South or Southeast Asia.
"The rice was stored in a godown near the docks."
How to Use Godown
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA warehouse, used mainly in South/Southeast Asian English.
When to use it
Common in Indian, Malaysian, and Singaporean English; rare elsewhere.
Word Forms
godowns plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Malay gudang, itself from a Tamil or Telugu word for a storeroom.