chunni

plural chunnis · alternative chunari · alternative chunri · alternative chundari

1. Synonym of dupatta – a long scarf worn by South Asian women.

   She no longer wears the scarf, called a chunni, while she works.

   2007 September 4, Tanzina Vega, “An Unorthodox Cabby on a Path Less Traveled”, in New York Times

   1 more example

   Her head was covered with a green and yellow bandhani chunni which was tucked into the cleavage of her blouse.

   1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 1

   Synonyms: dupatta, dupatta