ghaghran.

Brit.

/ˈɡaɡrə/,

/ˈɡɑːɡrɑː/, U.S.

/ˈɡɑɡrə/

Forms: 1800s– ghaghra, 1900s– gaghra (erron.), 1900s– gagra (erron.), 1900s– ghaagra, 1900s– ghaghro, 1900s– ghagra, 2000s– gagara (rare), 2000s– ghaghara (rare).

Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi ghāghrā.

Etymology: < Hindi ghāghrā < Sanskrit gharghara gurgle, rattling noise (compare ghargharī (diminutive) tinkling girdle; the skirt may still be ornamented with bells, and Hindi ghāghrā probably reflects a larger version, still recorded as such in Bengali). With form ghaghro in quot. 1908 at main sense compare Rajasthani ghaghro.

In parts of India, esp. Rajasthan: a long full skirt or petticoat with a drawstring waist and often ornamented with bells.

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a1836 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XXIII. 783/1 The inhabitants [of Jésalmér] are almost universally Rájpúts;..usually distinguished by a scarlet conical turban, the women wearing a very full petticoat (g'hág'hrá) of the same colour.

1908 Imperial Gazetteer India (new ed.) XXII. 410 The women wear a red cotton skirt..known as the ghaghro.

1967 R. Singha & R. Massey Indian Dances xviii. 167 The numerous Radha-Krishna miniatures show..the same costumes as are worn today, namely ghaagra, choli and dupatta for women and dhoti for men.

1976 H. R. F. Keating Filmi, Filmi vi. 50 Some simple Rajasthani peasant girl in ghagra and choli.

1992 Artibus Asiae Supplementum 38 61/2 This seems to have been Devidasa's preferred mode of rendering the ghaghra or skirt.

2004 Snoop Aug.–Sept. 66 Saries are hugely popular, along with fishtail lenghas and trumpet ghaghras, paired with cholis or even short, fitted kurtis.

Compounds

ghaghra-choli n. an outfit consisting of a ghaghra and a choli (see choli n.).

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1991 India-West 15 Nov. 56/3 Dressed in a pink and green silk ghagra-choli outfit, Farha danced to the fast-paced song Long Da Lachka from the film ‘Naagmani’.

1994 Sun (Baltimore) 21 Aug. 2 b/4 Yesterday, she wore a green ghagra-choli (blouse and ankle-length skirt with drawstring waist), gold jewelry and hair ornaments when she performed a dance from the Indian state of Rajasthan.

2000 H. Trivedi tr. A. Sarogi Kali-katha in R. Allen & H. Trivedi Lit. & Nation xi. 384 Some girl poisons herself because her father couldn't afford to buy for her the kind of ghaghra-choli which Madhuri Dixit was seen wearing in her latest film.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ghaghra
释义	ghaghran. Brit. /ˈɡaɡrə/, /ˈɡɑːɡrɑː/, U.S. /ˈɡɑɡrə/ Forms: 1800s– ghaghra, 1900s– gaghra (erron.), 1900s– gagra (erron.), 1900s– ghaagra, 1900s– ghaghro, 1900s– ghagra, 2000s– gagara (rare), 2000s– ghaghara (rare). Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi ghāghrā. Etymology: < Hindi ghāghrā < Sanskrit gharghara gurgle, rattling noise (compare ghargharī (diminutive) tinkling girdle; the skirt may still be ornamented with bells, and Hindi ghāghrā probably reflects a larger version, still recorded as such in Bengali). With form ghaghro in quot. 1908 at main sense compare Rajasthani ghaghro. In parts of India, esp. Rajasthan: a long full skirt or petticoat with a drawstring waist and often ornamented with bells. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > skirt > types of petticoats1781 machicote1791 ghaghraa1836 lehnga1880 a1836 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XXIII. 783/1 The inhabitants [of Jésalmér] are almost universally Rájpúts;..usually distinguished by a scarlet conical turban, the women wearing a very full petticoat (g'hág'hrá) of the same colour. 1908 Imperial Gazetteer India (new ed.) XXII. 410 The women wear a red cotton skirt..known as the ghaghro. 1967 R. Singha & R. Massey Indian Dances xviii. 167 The numerous Radha-Krishna miniatures show..the same costumes as are worn today, namely ghaagra, choli and dupatta for women and dhoti for men. 1976 H. R. F. Keating Filmi, Filmi vi. 50 Some simple Rajasthani peasant girl in ghagra and choli. 1992 Artibus Asiae Supplementum 38 61/2 This seems to have been Devidasa's preferred mode of rendering the ghaghra or skirt. 2004 Snoop Aug.–Sept. 66 Saries are hugely popular, along with fishtail lenghas and trumpet ghaghras, paired with cholis or even short, fitted kurtis. Compounds ghaghra-choli n. an outfit consisting of a ghaghra and a choli (see choli n.). ΚΠ 1991 India-West 15 Nov. 56/3 Dressed in a pink and green silk ghagra-choli outfit, Farha danced to the fast-paced song Long Da Lachka from the film ‘Naagmani’. 1994 Sun (Baltimore) 21 Aug. 2 b/4 Yesterday, she wore a green ghagra-choli (blouse and ankle-length skirt with drawstring waist), gold jewelry and hair ornaments when she performed a dance from the Indian state of Rajasthan. 2000 H. Trivedi tr. A. Sarogi Kali-katha in R. Allen & H. Trivedi Lit. & Nation xi. 384 Some girl poisons herself because her father couldn't afford to buy for her the kind of ghaghra-choli which Madhuri Dixit was seen wearing in her latest film. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1836
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