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cashmere

Today it means: Fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat. Full definition →

Hindustani ← Sanskrit कश्मीर

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cashmere · noun¹

Appellativization of Cashmere.

Cashmere · proper noun, noun²

Sanskrit · derived fromकश्मीर
Hindustani · borrowed from
English todayCashmere

Borrowed from Hindustani कश्मीर / کشمیر (kaśmīr, “Kashmir”), from Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra).

Words from the same roots

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