Malayalam edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Hindi पगड़ी (pagṛī) or Marathi पगडी (pagḍī).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

പകിടി (pakiṭi)

  1. turban

References edit

  • Godavarma, K. (1946) “പകിടി”, in Indo-Aryan loanwords in Malayalam, Thiruvanathapuram: Head of department of Malayalam, page 17
  • Gundert, Hermann (1872) “പകിടി”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.