aanchal

English

Alternative forms

• anchal

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi आँचल (ā̃cal) / Bengali আঁচল (ãcol), from Sanskrit अञ्चल (añcala).

Noun

aanchal (plural aanchals)

1. The end of a sari that hangs loose over the shoulder.

   Synonym: pallu

   • 2012, Rabindranath Tagore, Chokher Bali, India: Random House, page 5:

     'it behoves you to act in accordance with your age. It's time to let go of your mother's aanchal and set up house with your wife; it seems shameful for you to still behave like a little boy.'