English Dictionary

dak bungalow

名詞

インド 歴史的

(India, historical) A posthouse of the old Indian postal service (dak), used as lodging by itinerant British officials and other travellers and as a make-shift courthouse in rural areas.

日本語の意味

インド植民地時代における郵便局（dak）が運営する宿泊施設で、移動中のイギリス官僚や旅人の宿泊地、さらに農村地域では臨時の裁判所としても利用された建物

We spent the night in a dimly lit dak bungalow on the outskirts of the cantonment, listening to the monsoon rain.

私たちは、兵営の郊外にある薄暗い旧インド郵便の宿泊所で夜を過ごし、モンスーンの雨音に耳を傾けていた。

意味（1）

(India, historical) A posthouse of the old Indian postal service (dak), used as lodging by itinerant British officials and other travellers and as a make-shift courthouse in rural areas.

Care was taken not to interfere with Europeans, for the twofold reason, that they seldom carried about with them anything more valuable than their firearms, and that they would certainly be missed, and close inquiries instituted to account for their disappearance. Besides, there was little chance of persuading a European to accept their company, or to rest anywhere save in his own tent, or in a Dakh bungalow.

dak bungalows （ plural ）