Dubash

/dʒuːˈbɑːʃ/

/duˈbɑʃ/

Translation of "dubash" into Russian

Noun

/dʒuːˈbɑːʃ/

/duˈbɑʃ/

dubash

dubashes pl

The dubash helped the British officials communicate with the local merchants.

Переводчик помогал британским чиновникам общаться с местными торговцами.

Additional translations

переводчик (в историческом контексте, особенно в Индии)

Noun

/dʒuːˈbɑːʃ/

/duˈbɑʃ/

A person who acts as an interpreter or translator, especially in South Asia during the colonial period.

The British officials relied heavily on the dubash to communicate with the local merchants.

A native agent employed by European merchants in colonial India to transact business and act as an intermediary or broker.

As a trusted dubash, he negotiated prices and settled disputes between the ship captains and the local traders.

Proper noun

A surname.

Anita Dubash is a well-known art curator in Mumbai.