aanchal
English
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editBorrowed from Hindi आँचल (ā̃cal) / Bengali আঁচল (ãcol), from Sanskrit अञ्चल (añcala).
Noun
editaanchal (plural aanchals)
- 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.'