lehnga
/ˈlɛnɡə/
lehnga noun: a long formal or ceremonial skirt worn by Indian women, usually with a choli (short blouse).
Noun
lehnga (plural lehngas)
- A long formal or ceremonial skirt worn by Indian women, usually with a choli (short blouse).
- For most of the ceremony, Naima was sitting on the stage wearing an elaborate maroon lehnga that was so heavy it had taken the both of us to lift the box when it first arrived from the designer.2023, Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi, The Centre, Picador, page 294
lehnga meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and Gujarati
lehnga in Hindi
- lehnga
- लहंगा lahaṅgā
lehnga in Urdu
- lehnga
- لہنگا lahaṅgā
lehnga in Punjabi
- lehnga
- ਲਹਿੰਗਾ lahiṅgā
lehnga in Gujarati
- lehnga
- ચણિયા ચોળી caṇiyā coḷī
Forms of lehnga
| plural | lehngas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | lehanga |
| alternative form | lehenga |
| alternative form | lengha |
Origin of lehnga
Borrowed from Hindi लहंगा (lahaṅgā).
Questions about lehnga
- What does lehnga mean?
- Lehnga means a long formal or ceremonial skirt worn by Indian women, usually with a choli (short blouse).
- What is lehnga in Hindi?
- Lehnga in Hindi is लहंगा (lahaṅgā). See Lehnga meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is lehnga?
- Lehnga is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lehnga?
- Lehnga is pronounced /ˈlɛnɡə/.
- What is the plural of lehnga?
- The plural of lehnga is lehngas.
Words near lehnga in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lehnga (page history and authors); लहंगा (Hindi) (page history and authors); لہنگا (Urdu) (page history and authors); ਲਹਿੰਗਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); ચણિયા ચોળી (Gujarati) (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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