Etymology

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Today it means: A necklace with amulets used ceremonially by Hindus. Full definition →

Marathi झीनार ← Arabic زینار
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromزینار“belt, sash”
  2. Marathi · borrowed fromझीनार“necklace”
  3. English todayzinar

Borrowed from Marathi झीनार (jhīnār, “necklace”); ultimately from Arabic زینار (zinar, “belt, sash”).

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