"chunni" meaning in All languages combined

See chunni on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: chunnis [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} chunni (plural chunnis)
  1. A long scarf worn by South Asian women. Categories (topical): Neckwear Synonyms: dupatta, chunari, chunri, chundari
    Sense id: en-chunni-en-noun-2LQrE~WY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        {
          "ref": "1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 1:",
          "text": "Her head was covered with a green and yellow bandhani chunni which was tucked into the cleavage of her blouse.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2007 September 4, Tanzina Vega, “An Unorthodox Cabby on a Path Less Traveled”, in New York Times:",
          "text": "She no longer wears the scarf, called a chunni, while she works.",
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "dupatta"
        },
        {
          "word": "chunari"
        },
        {
          "word": "chunri"
        },
        {
          "word": "chundari"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2007 September 4, Tanzina Vega, “An Unorthodox Cabby on a Path Less Traveled”, in New York Times:",
          "text": "She no longer wears the scarf, called a chunni, while she works.",
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      "word": "dupatta"
    },
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      "word": "chunari"
    },
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      "word": "chunri"
    },
    {
      "word": "chundari"
    }
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