gumlah
An Anglo-Indian term for a large earthen vessel or water pot, typically used in Indian households for storing water or liquids.
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An Anglo-Indian term for a large earthen vessel or water pot, typically used in Indian households for storing water or liquids. The word belongs to the practical vocabulary of colonial India and is now chiefly historical, appearing in accounts of domestic life in the subcontinent.
A large gumlah of water stood in the corner of the kitchen, kept cool by the thick clay walls.
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(India) An earthen vessel or bottle.
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