Meanings
plural dupattas · plural dupatte · alternative dopatta · alternative dooputty · alternative dupata
- BangladeshIndiaNepalPakistanSouth AsiaA double layer of cloth worn by women as a scarf, veil etc.First known use 17th c.
Her dupatta slipped from her shoulders, as he encircled her waist with one hand.
2011, Arupa Patangia Kalita, translated by Deepika Phukan, The Story of Felanee1 more example
Red bangles are stacked all the way to her elbows and her glittering scarlet dupatta is pinned to the high mound of her hair.
2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 284Synonyms: odhni
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA double layer of cloth worn by women as a scarf, veil etc.
Origin
- Urduدُوپَٹَّہ
- Hindiदुपट्टा
- Englishdupatta
Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi दुपट्टा (dupaṭṭā) / Urdu دُوپَٹَّہ (dūpaṭṭa)).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali ওড়না
- ওড়না (ōṛona)a scarf, veil
Hindi दुपट्टा, पर्दा
- दुपट्टा (dupaṭṭā)a scarf, veil
- पर्दा (pardā)a scarf, veil
- घूँघट (ghūṅghaṭ)a scarf, veil
- उपरना (uparnā)a scarf, veil
- चद्दर (caddar)a scarf, veil
- ओड़नी (oṛnī)a scarf, veil
- चुन्नी (cunnī)a scarf, veil
- दुपट्टी (dupaṭṭī)a scarf, veil
- दुपटी (dupṭī)a scarf, veil
- दुपटा (dupṭā)a scarf, veil
- चादर (cādar)a scarf, veil
- ओढ़नी (oṛhnī)a scarf, veil
Punjabi ਚੁੰਨੀ, ਦੁਪੱਟਾ
- ਚੁੰਨੀ (cunnī)a scarf, veil
- ਦੁਪੱਟਾ (dupaṭṭā)a scarf, veil
- چُنّی (cunnī)a scarf, veil
- دُوپَٹَّا (dūpaṭṭā)a scarf, veil
Urdu دُوپَٹَّہ, اوڑھْنی
- دُوپَٹَّہ (dūpaṭṭa)a scarf, veil
- اوڑھْنی (oṛhnī)a scarf, veil
- پَرْدَہ (parda)a scarf, veil
Cite this entry
dupatta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dupatta
“dupatta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dupatta. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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