Definition
The office, bureau, or administrative department of a dufterdar or similar official in historical South Asian governance.
Etymology
Derived from 'dufter' or 'daftar' plus the English '-y' or '-ery' suffix, meaning a place of work or collection of related things. Similar to how 'cannery' is where cans are made, 'duftery' is where documents are kept and administered.
Kelly Says
Adding '-ery' to English words is like adding a building to the word—'brew' becomes 'brewery,' 'bake' becomes 'bakery.' When English speakers encountered Indian administrative systems, they used the same trick: 'duftery' is where all the dufter work happened!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አቧይ ነጭ
abaway nemtch
ARالعربية
رائحة غبار
rayḥat ḡubār
BNবাংলা
ধূলের গন্ধ
dhuler gondh
CACatalà
olor a pols
oh-lor ah pols
CSČeština
prachnatý zápach
prach-nat-ee zpah-akh
DADansk
støvet duft
stov-et duft
DEDeutsch
staubiger Geruch
shtaub-ee-ger geru-kh
ELΕλληνικά
οσμή από σκόνη
osmi apo skoni
ESEspañol
olor a polvo
oh-lor ah pohl-soh
FAفارسی
بوی گرد و غبار
bo-ye gard o ghabar
FISuomi
pölyn tuoksu
poelyn tuoksu
FRFrançais
odeur de poussière
oh-dohr duh poo-steer
GUGU
ધૂળનો ગંધ
dhul-no gandh
HEעברית
ריח של אבק
reiach shel abak
HIहिन्दी
धूल की गंध
dhul kee gandh
HUMagyar
poros illat
por-os illat
IDBahasa Indonesia
bau debu
bau debu
IGIG
isi egwu
ee-see eh-gwu
ITItaliano
odore di polvere
oh-do-reh di poo-wli-che
KKKK
төлдің иісі
tol-din ii-si
KMKM
រឿង របស់ ស្លា
rweung robass sla
KO한국어
먼지 냄새
meonji naemsae
MRMR
वेळीचे गंध
veeli-che gandh
MSBahasa Melayu
bau debu
bau debu
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေပြာ နှုတ်
shwe-pya n-houte
NLNederlands
stofgeur
stof-geur
NONorsk
støvet lukt
støv-et lukt
PAPA
ਖੜੀ Smell
khar-ee smell
PLPolski
zapach kurzu
zpah-kh kur-zu
PTPortuguês
cheiro a poeira
shey-roh ah poy-rah
RORomână
miros de praf
mee-rohs deh prahf
RUРусский
запах пыли
zapas pyli
SVSvenska
dammig lukt
dam-mig lookt
SWKiswahili
harufu ya vumbi
ha-ru-fu ya vumbi
TAதமிழ்
மண் அடிக்கும் வாசனை
man adikkum vaasanai
TLTL
bango ng alikabok
ban-go ng a-li-ka-bok
TRTürkçe
toz kokusu
tohz koh-koo-soo
UKУкраїнська
запах пилу
zapas pyl
URاردو
گرد و غبار کی خوشبو
gard o ghabar ki khushbu
VITiếng Việt
mùi bụi
mùi bụi
YOYO
ẹ̀ran ẹ̀rọ
e-ran e-ro
ZUZU
umngcwabo
umng-cwa-bo