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kalamkari

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
kalamkari
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a type of hand-printed cotton cloth from India

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Hindi कलमकारी (kalamkārī), Telugu కలంకారి (kalaṅkāri), from Persian قلم (qalam, “pen”) + کاری (kâri, “craftsmanship”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: कलमकारी, కలంకారి, قلم

Usage

Inflected Forms

kalamkaris (plural)

Questions

What does kalamkari mean?
a type of hand-printed cotton cloth from India
Where does kalamkari come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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