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palkee garee

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English

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A form of palkigari on a 2017 Indian stamp celebrating the country's various forms of transport

Noun

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palkee garee (plural palkee garees)

  1. (India, archaic) Alternative form of palkigari.
    • 1880, John Smith, “My First Christmas in India”, in Sketches in Indian Ink, page 58:
      "Yes," said my Uncle, "but I sent the palkee garee, for my nephew this time, making sure he'd ask for it and not knowing you would be back so soon."