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achkan

/ˈɑt͡ʃ.kən/

achkan noun: a man's knee-length jacket worn in parts of India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.

Noun

achkan (plural achkans)

  1. A man's knee-length jacket worn in parts of India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.

achkan meaning in Punjabi

achkan in Punjabi

achkan
ਅਚਕਨ acakan

Forms of achkan

pluralachkans

Origin of achkan

Borrowed from Hindi अचकन (ackan).

Questions about achkan

What does achkan mean?
Achkan means a man's knee-length jacket worn in parts of India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.
What is achkan in Punjabi?
Achkan in Punjabi is ਅਚਕਨ (acakan). See Achkan meaning in Punjabi.
What part of speech is achkan?
Achkan is a noun.
How do you pronounce achkan?
Achkan is pronounced /ˈɑt͡ʃ.kən/.
What is the plural of achkan?
The plural of achkan is achkans.

Words near achkan in the dictionary

  1. achiropodia
  2. achiropody
  3. achirotopic
  4. Achitophel
  5. Achitophels
  6. achkan
  7. achkans
  8. Achla
  9. achlamydate
  10. achlamydeous
  11. achlorhydria

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: achkan (page history and authors); ਅਚਕਨ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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