phiran
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Kashmiri پھؠرَن (phyaran), from Sanskrit परिधान (paridhā́na, “wrap, clothing”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editphiran (plural phirans)
- A long cloak or robe worn by women and men in Kashmir.
- 2005, Salman Rushdie, Shalimar the Clown, Vintage, published 2006, page 54:
- She was wearing a dark kerchief around her head and a full-length dark phiran over a long dark shirt.