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kanchuki

kanchuki noun: a tight women's garment worn around the upper body in India.

Noun

kanchuki (plural kanchukis)

  1. A tight women's garment worn around the upper body in India.
    • On seeing the golden deer, Sītā requests Rāma to obtain it for her as she desires to make a kanchuki out of its skin.1986, Deepak Kannal, Vaiṣṇavism in Indian arts and culture, page 456
    • She had a lush body, her breasts were full and firm, held tightly by a kanchuki that exposed her shoulders and arms.1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 151

Forms of kanchuki

pluralkanchukis

Questions about kanchuki

What does kanchuki mean?
Kanchuki means a tight women's garment worn around the upper body in India.
What part of speech is kanchuki?
Kanchuki is a noun.
What is the plural of kanchuki?
The plural of kanchuki is kanchukis.

Words near kanchuki in the dictionary

  1. kanchils
  2. Kanchipuram
  3. kancho
  4. Kanchow
  5. Kanchrapara
  6. kanchuki
  7. kanchukis
  8. Kancoona
  9. Kanda
  10. Kandahar
  11. Kandahdhoo

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