angarkha
angarkha noun: a traditional outer upper garment worn by men, tied using strings in place of buttons.
Noun
angarkha (plural angarkhas)
- A traditional outer upper garment worn by men, tied using strings in place of buttons.
- I didn't need her to take my shoes off and then my turban and the angarkha.1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 37
- And the thin muslin that made up his angarkha came all the way from Dacca in Bengal, which was the most famous centre of muslin weaving in the eighteenth-century world.2012, Frank Trentmann (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of the History of Consumption, page 148
angarkha meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
angarkha in Hindi
- Translations
- अँगरखा aṅgarkhā
angarkha in Marathi
- Translations
- अंगरखा aṅgarkhā
angarkha in Urdu
- Translations
- انگرکھا
angarkha in Bengali
- Translations
- আংরাখা aṅrakha
More languagesFewer languages
- angarkha in Punjabi
- ਅੰਗਰਖਾ aṅgarkhā
- angarkha in Gujarati
- અંગરખો aṅgarkho
- angarkha in Odia
- ଅଙ୍ଗରଖା aṅgarakhā
- Dhivehi
- އަނގަރަކާ aⁿgarakā
Forms of angarkha
| plural | angarkhas |
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Origin of angarkha
Borrowed from Hindi अँगरखा (aṅgarkhā), from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔 (aṃgarakkha), from 𑀅𑀁𑀕 (aṃga) + 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔 (rakkha).
Questions about angarkha
- What does angarkha mean?
- Angarkha means a traditional outer upper garment worn by men, tied using strings in place of buttons.
- What is angarkha in Hindi?
- Angarkha in Hindi is अँगरखा (aṅgarkhā). See Angarkha meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is angarkha?
- Angarkha is a noun.
- What is the plural of angarkha?
- The plural of angarkha is angarkhas.
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