Dubba

/ˈdʌbə/ noun

Definition

A round metal container or tin, typically used in South Asia for storing food, water, or other goods.

Etymology

From Hindi ḍabbā, ḍobā, possibly from Persian. The word entered English through Anglo-Indian colonial usage and is still commonly used in India and among South Asian English speakers.

Kelly Says

The humble dubba is an unsung hero of Indian life—millions of office workers and school children receive their daily meals in dabbas, delivered by a legendary system of tiffin wallahs (lunch couriers) who rarely lose a single container.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አምስት
ah-m-is-t
ARالعربية
دبلجة
dab-la-jah
BNবাংলা
ডাব
dob
CACatalà
doblatge
doh-blah-tche
CSČeština
dabing
dah-bing
DADansk
dubbet
doo-bet
DEDeutsch
Synchronisation
tsoh-ree-nohn-ih-sah-tsioon
ELΕλληνικά
ντουμπάρισμα
noo-mpa-ree-sma
ESEspañol
doblaje
doh-blah-heh
FAفارسی
吹き替え
būki-kae
FISuomi
ääniraito
ah-nee-ray-toh
FRFrançais
doublage
doo-blahzh
GUGU
ડબ્બિંગ
dab-bing
HAHA
dubbing
doo-bing
HEעברית
דיבוב
dee-vohv
HIहिन्दी
डबिंग
dab-ing
HUMagyar
szinkronizálás
synch-roh-nee-za-lahs
IDBahasa Indonesia
sulih suara
soo-leeh soo-ah-rah
IGIG
dub
doo-b
ITItaliano
doppiaggio
doh-pee-ah-zho
JA日本語
吹き替え
fuki-kae
KKKK
dublash
doo-blahsh
KMKM
ស្ដី
sdei
KO한국어
더빙
deo-bing
MRMR
डबिंग
dab-ing
MSBahasa Melayu
dub
doo-b
MYမြန်မာ
သုံး
tho-n-ee
NLNederlands
naalad
nah-lahd
NONorsk
dubbet
doo-bet
PAPA
配音
pei-ying
PLPolski
dubbing
doo-bing
PTPortuguês
dublagem
doo-blah-zhem
RORomână
dublaj
doo-blahj
RUРусский
озвучка
oh-zvoch-ka
SVSvenska
dubbade
doo-bah-deh
SWKiswahili
dubbing
doo-bing
TAதமிழ்
ஒலிப்பதிவு
oo-li-pathi-vu
TEతెలుగు
స్పీచ్
spee-ch
THไทย
เสียงพากย์
sǐang pak-kʰai
TLTL
dub
doo-b
TRTürkçe
dublaj
doo-blahj
UKУкраїнська
озвучення
oh-zvo-chennya
URاردو
ڈبلائیج
dab-lay-j
VITiếng Việt
lồng tiếng
long-tee-ng
YOYO
dub
doo-b
ZH中文
配音
pei-ying
ZUZU
dub
doo-b

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