"kalamkari" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kalamkaris [plural]
Etymology: From Hindi कलमकारी (kalamkārī), Telugu కలంకారి (kalaṅkāri), from Persian قلم (qalam, “pen”) + کاری (kâri, “craftsmanship”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|hi|कलमकारी}} Hindi कलमकारी (kalamkārī), {{der|en|te|కలంకారి}} Telugu కలంకారి (kalaṅkāri), {{der|en|fa|قلم||pen|tr=qalam}} Persian قلم (qalam, “pen”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} kalamkari (countable and uncountable, plural kalamkaris)
  1. a type of hand-printed cotton cloth from India Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-kalamkari-en-noun-FeGWBRaL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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