Etymology

minakari

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Today it means: A type of enamelwork Persian jewellery, especially champlevé. Full definition →

First used 20th c.Urdu میناکاری ← Persian [Term?]
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  1. Persian · derived from[Term?]
  2. Urdu · derived fromمیناکاری
  3. English todayminakari

From Urdu میناکاری (menākārī), from Persian [Term?].

First known use, by meaning

  • from 20th c. A type of enamelwork Persian jewellery, especially champlevé.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.