phiran

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UK/ˈfɪɹən/India, Pakistan, South Asia[pʰɪran][pʰʲaran]

noun

A long cloak or robe worn by women and men in Kashmir.

OriginKashmiri پھؠرَن ← Classical Persian پیرَاهَن ← Sanskrit परिधान →
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Meanings

nounphiran (plural phirans)

plural phirans · alternative pheran

  1. IndiaPakistanSouth AsiaA long cloak or robe worn by women and men in Kashmir.

    She was wearing a dark kerchief around her head and a full-length dark phiran over a long dark shirt.

    2005, Salman Rushdie, Shalimar the Clown, Vintage, published 2006, page 54

Origin

  1. Sanskritपरिधान“wrap, clothing”
  2. Classical Persianپیرَاهَن“cloak, shirt”
  3. Kashmiriپھؠرَن
  4. Englishphiran

Borrowed from Kashmiri پھؠرَن (phyaran), either a corruption of Classical Persian پیرَاهَن (pērāhan, “cloak, shirt”), or in turn inherited from Sanskrit परिधान (paridhā́na, “wrap, clothing”).

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Anagrams

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