‘Our informations,’ Mr Kemal says, ‘reveal only the fact of a fire at the estate. The precise godown is not specified.’

–Midnight’s Children, Salman Rushdie

godown
go⋅down /goʊ’dɑʊn/

noun

1. (in India and Malaysia) a warehouse

ORIGIN: Malay gudang, கிடங்கு (store room).