gumlah India.
(ˈgʌmlə)
Also gumla.
[Hind. gamlā.]
An earthenware water-jar.
| 1834 H. Caunter Oriental Ann. ix. 114, I had seen her as she occasionally repaired to the river to replenish her gumlahs. 1837 T. Bacon First Impr. Hindostan II. xii. 415, I caught sight of the large gumla (earthern jar, containing about eighteen gallons) filled with water. 1892 H. D. Inglis Tent Life 285 Encasing his head in a great wide-mouthed gumla, or earthen pot. |