English Explanatory Dictionary

angarkha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional outer upper garment worn by men, tied using strings in place of buttons.

Word forms

angarkha angarkhas

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- Sanskrit अङ्ग॑ (áṅga) Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀕 (aṃga) Prakrit 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔 (rakkha) Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔 (aṃgarakkha) Hindi अँगरखा (aṅgarkhā)bor. English angarkha Borrowed from Hindi अँगरखा (aṅgarkhā), from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔 (aṃgarakkha), from 𑀅𑀁𑀕 (aṃga) + 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔 (rakkha).

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