Definitions

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  • noun A long cloak or robe worn by women and men in Kashmir.

Etymologies

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From Kashmiri phyaran, from Sanskrit paridhāna ‘wrap, clothing’.

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Examples

  • [Boonyi] pulled her phiran and shirt off over her head and stood before him naked except for the little pot of fire hanging low, below her belly, heating further what was already hot

    British Blogs 2009

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