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papakh

papakh is the alternative form of papakha.

Meaning of papakha

Noun

papakha (plural papakhas)

  1. A fur or sometimes wool hat traditionally worn by men throughout the Caucasus and Central Asia; its shape varies from hemispherical to cylindrical, which may be slightly tapered in either direction.
    • Outside Russia, the Cossacks tend to be viewed as cartoonish anachronisms, with their whips, papakha fur hats and horses.2015 August 4, Andrew E. Kramer, “Cossacks Face Grim Reprisals From Onetime Allies in Eastern Ukraine”, in New York Times

Forms of papakh

pluralpapakhs

Questions about papakh

What is papakh the alternative form of?
Papakh is the alternative form of papakha.

Words near papakh in the dictionary

  1. papaitan
  2. papaji
  3. papajis
  4. papakainga
  5. papakaingas
  6. papakh
  7. papakha
  8. papakhas
  9. papakhs
  10. Papakura
  11. Papakyriakopoulos

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