dowra

English

Etymology

From Hindi [Term?].

Noun

dowra (plural dowras)

1. (India, historical) A guide (person who leads others).

Alternative forms

• dowrah

References

• Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “dowra”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].