Etymology

sherwani

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Today it means: A knee-length coat that buttons to the neck, worn by men in parts of India and Pakistan. Full definition →

First used 20th c.Urdu شیروانی ← Hindi शेरवानी
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  1. Hindi · borrowed fromशेरवानी
  2. Urdu · borrowed fromشیروانی
  3. English todaysherwani

Borrowed from Urdu شیروانی (śervānī)/Hindi शेरवानी (śervānī), from the name of a town in Persia.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 20th c. A knee-length coat that buttons to the neck, worn by men in parts of India and Pakistan.

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