dubash

noun

du·​bash

düˈbäsh

plural -es

India

: interpreter

Word History

Etymology

Hindi dubhāṣiyā, from du- two (from Sanskrit dvi) + -bhāṣiyā (from Sanskrit bhāṣā language); akin to Sanskrit bhāṣate he talks

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