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ghoonghat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ghoong-hat
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A headscarf worn by married Hindu, Jain and Sikh women.

Indian usage

noun

The pallu of a sari when it is brought over the head and/or face, rather than allowed to dangle freely

Indian usage

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi घूँघट (ghūṅghaṭ).

Usage

Inflected Forms

ghoonghats (plural) ghunghat (alternative)

Synonyms

orhni

Questions

What does ghoonghat mean?
A headscarf worn by married Hindu, Jain and Sikh women.
Where does ghoonghat come from?
Borrowed from Hindi घूँघट (ghūṅghaṭ).

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