English Explanatory Dictionary

jali

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stone screen, perforated or latticed, usually with a geometrical ornamental pattern, used in Indian and Islamic architecture as a climate-controlling element.
noun
  1. A praise-singer or griot in Western Africa.

Word forms

jali jalis

Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati જાળી (jāḷī, “net”).

Related words

jaali mashrabiyya
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