The word 'godown' - notwithstanding its origin in the Malay 'godong', and its usually being found only in colonial novels about sweaty white men prowling around the docks of SE Asia - does not have anything to do with what you might think.
It simply means 'warehouse'.
(Which is also pretty close... but not the same.)
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Showing posts with label Malay. Show all posts
Friday, 4 November 2011
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