Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mekhela

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mekhela
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional garment worn by Assamese women, consisting of a length of cloth worn (typically with a chador) from the waist to the ankles and often pleated.

Example Sentences

"Women in the western Koch kingdom wore a single piece of cloth called sari whereas their counterparts in the eastern Koch kingdom usually used two pieces of cloth called mekhela, and riha."
"She was wearing a mauve blouse, a matching mauve bordered sador and a plain muga mekhela."

Etymology

From Assamese মেখেলা (mekhela).

Inflected Forms

mekhelas (plural)

Questions

What does mekhela mean?: A traditional garment worn by Assamese women, consisting of a length of cloth worn (typically with a chador) from the waist to the ankles and often pleated.
Where does mekhela come from?: From Assamese মেখেলা (mekhela).

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