Bandy (carriage)

A bandy (or bandi) is a carriage or cart used in India and Sri Lanka, especially one drawn by bullocks. A driver of a bandy is a bandyman. It is derived from the Tamil/Malayalam word vandy meaning cart.[1]

In May 1809 HMS Fox brought into Madras her prize, Caravan, which was carrying "...carriages and bandis."[2]

Citations and references

Citations

  1. Yule & Burnell (1996), p. 55.
  2. The Asiatic Annual Register Or a View of the History of Hindustan ..., Volume 11 (June 1809), p.103.

References

  • Yule, Sir Henry, and Arthur Coke Burnell (1996) Hobson-Jobson: The Anglo-Indian Dictionary. (Wordsworth Editions).


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