dhoni

noun

dho·​ni

variants or less commonly doni

ˈdōnē

plural -s

: a fishing or coastwise trading boat of India

Word History

Etymology

Hindi ḍonī, Marathi ḍoṇī, Kanarese dōṇi, ḍōṇi, & Telugu dōne, from Sanskrit droṇī trough, tub, from dru wood, tree

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Rhymes for dhoni

• boney
• boni
• bony
• coney
• crony
• monie
• mony
• phoney
• phony
• stoney
• stony
• toney