gharry

A horsedrawn gharry in Kolkata, circa 1903

Meaning

Noun

A wheeled cart or carriage (usually horsedrawn), used especially in Myanmar.
A jeep or small truck for conveying troops.

Origin

Hindi गाड़ी ("wheeled cart, carriage; car, truck, bus"). From the Old Indo-Aryan gāḍḍa- through the Prakrit gaḍḍi-

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