mekhela
mekhela noun: a traditional garment worn by Assamese women, consisting of a length of cloth worn (typically with a chador) from the waist to the ankles and often pleated.
Noun
mekhela (plural mekhelas)
- A traditional garment worn by Assamese women, consisting of a length of cloth worn (typically with a chador) from the waist to the ankles and often pleated.
- Women in the western Koch kingdom wore a single piece of cloth called sari whereas their counterparts in the eastern Koch kingdom usually used two pieces of cloth called mekhela, and riha.1989, D. Nath, History of the Koch Kingdom, C. 1515-1615, page 140
- She was wearing a mauve blouse, a matching mauve bordered sador and a plain muga mekhela.2011, Arupa Patangia Kalita, translated by Deepika Phukan, The Story of Felanee
Forms of mekhela
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Origin of mekhela
From Assamese মেখেলা (mekhela).
Questions about mekhela
- What does mekhela mean?
- Mekhela means a traditional garment worn by Assamese women, consisting of a length of cloth worn (typically with a chador) from the waist to the ankles and often pleated.
- What part of speech is mekhela?
- Mekhela is a noun.
- What is the plural of mekhela?
- The plural of mekhela is mekhelas.
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