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mekhelas

mekhelas is the plural of mekhela.

Meaning of mekhela

Noun

mekhela (plural mekhelas)

  1. 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

Questions about mekhelas

What is mekhelas the plural of?
Mekhelas is the plural of mekhela.

Words near mekhelas in the dictionary

  1. Meker-Fisher burner
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  3. mekes
  4. Mekheir
  5. mekhela
  6. mekhelas
  7. Mekhelee
  8. Mekheli
  9. Mekhi
  10. Mekhir
  11. Mekhitar

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