sarpech
sarpech noun: an ornament placed in front of the turban, worn by significant Hindu, Sikh and Muslim princes.
Noun
sarpech (plural sarpeches)
- An ornament placed in front of the turban, worn by significant Hindu, Sikh and Muslim princes.
- The Marathas made reciprocal presents of a ‘horse and sarpech to all leading members of the English settlement’.1992, The Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society, volumes 83–84, page 212
- They had brought two pairs of shawls and three sarpeches for Ranjit Singh and one pair of shawls for Tara Singh Gheba.1996, M. L. Ahluwalia, Land Marks in Sikh History: A Fully Researched and Documented History: 1699–1947, New Delhi: Ashoka International Publishers, page 58
- Synonyms:
- jigha
Synonyms of sarpech
Forms of sarpech
| plural | sarpeches |
|---|---|
| alternative form | sarpesh |
| alternative form | serpech |
| alternative form | serpeych |
| alternative form | serpesh |
| alternative form | sirpeach |
| alternative form | surpaish |
Origin of sarpech
From Urdu سرپیچ/Hindi सरपेच (sarpec), from Persian سرپیچ (sarpeč, “socket”).
Questions about sarpech
- What does sarpech mean?
- Sarpech means an ornament placed in front of the turban, worn by significant Hindu, Sikh and Muslim princes.
- What part of speech is sarpech?
- Sarpech is a noun.
- What is the plural of sarpech?
- The plural of sarpech is sarpeches.
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