لاهوری

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic لَاهُورِيّ (lāhūriyy), from لَاهُور (lāhūr, “Lahore”), the fabric's place of origin. By surface analysis, لاهور (lâhor, “Lahore”) +‎ ـی (-î, nisba suffix). Compare also یمنی (yemeni) and *شامی (şami), other kinds of headscarves, etymologycally from toponyms.

Pronunciation

Noun

لاهوری • (lâhuri)

  1. A shawl, headscarf, traditionally made of Lahori silk.
    Synonym: لاهور شالی (lâhor şalı)

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