jigha
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The Emperor meanwhile had reached the banks of the river Kurmnasa, and had given khilluts to Major Carnac of six pieces of silk, a surpech, and a jigha ( gold ornaments for a turban ), and to Captains Lushington and Lorton of a half-sleeved robe each, and dismissed them."
- "Beniram brought Devāji Pant to the G.G., who gave him three pieces of karchobi khilat, sarpech, jewels and Rs. 1,000 for his journey expenses, and an elephant, robes, a pearl necklace, sarpech and jigha for the Bhonsle and sent him […]"
- "Nadir returned back the Jigha with the words that the kingdom of Transoxiana was to be under his power and authority."
- "On behalf of the Company, Colonel Alves tied a jigha around the formal turban already worn by Ram Singh. The jigha, recognized as a token of sovereignty since early Mughal times, was a velvet band about two inches broad."
Etymology
From Persian جقه.