almirah

[ al-mahy-ruh ]

/ ælˈmaɪ rə /

Indian English. a wardrobe, cabinet, or cupboard.

Origin of almirah

1875–80; ≪ Portuguese almario < Latin armārium armarium

He crossed the landing to the opposite room, went to the almirah, and slid back the panel.

Barclay of the Guides |Herbert Strang
He stepped in, drew back the panel of the almirah to its former place, and disappeared.

Barclay of the Guides |Herbert Strang
Everything seems the same distance—you and the almirah and the table—inside my eyes or miles away.

Soldiers Three |Rudyard Kipling
Everything seems the same distance—you and the almirah and the table inside my eyes or miles away.

The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition |Rudyard Kipling

Linen feels quite wet if it is left unused in the almirah, or chest of drawers, for a week.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878. |Various