Cupboard in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “cupboard” in Hindi is अलमारी, pronounced alamari — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmosder.
Latin arma
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -ārius
Latin -ārium
Latin armāriumbor.
Portuguese armáriobor.
Hindi अलमारी
Borrowed from Portuguese almario or armário, from Latin armarium (“closet, chest”), from arma (“weapons, tools”) + -ārium (“denoting a place where things are kept”).
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Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmosder.
Latin arma
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -ārius
Latin -ārium
Latin armāriumbor.
Portuguese armáriobor.
Hindi अलमारी
Borrowed from Portuguese almario or armário, from Latin armarium (“closet, chest”), from arma (“weapons, tools”) + -ārium (“denoting a place where things are kept”).