Meanings
nounmekhela (plural mekhelas)
plural mekhelas
- A traditional garment worn by Assamese women, consisting of a length of cloth worn (typically with a chador) from the waist to the ankles and often pleated.
She was wearing a mauve blouse, a matching mauve bordered sador and a plain muga mekhela.
2011, Arupa Patangia Kalita, translated by Deepika Phukan, The Story of Felanee1 more example
Women in the western Koch kingdom wore a single piece of cloth called sari whereas their counterparts in the eastern Koch kingdom usually used two pieces of cloth called mekhela, and riha.
1989, D. Nath, History of the Koch Kingdom, C. 1515-1615, page 140
Origin
- asমেখেলা
- Englishmekhela
From Assamese মেখেলা (mekhela).
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