Etymology

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Today it means: A thin, all-cotton fabric, commonly striped, used to make clothing for summer wear. Full definition →

Hindi शीरशक्कर ← Persian شیر و شکر
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  1. Persian · derived fromشیر و شکر
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromशीरशक्कर
  3. English todayseersucker

From Hindi शीरशक्कर (śīrśakkar), from Persian شیر و شکر (šir o šekar, literally “milk and sugar”), modified by folk etymology, originally alluding to the smooth (“milk”) and rough (“sugar”) surface of the stripes.

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