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shalwar

Today it means: Loose trousers worn in some South Asian or Islamic countries, especially by women but also by men, especially with a kamees. Full definition →

Hindi शलवार ← Urdu شَلْوار ← Classical Persian شَلْوَار

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Classical Persian · derived fromشَلْوَار
Urdu · borrowed fromشَلْوار
Hindi · borrowed fromशलवार
English todayshalwar

Borrowed from Hindi शलवार (śalvār)/सलवार (salvār) or Urdu شَلْوار (śalvār)/سَلْوار (salvār), from Classical Persian شَلْوَار (šalwār).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.