pallu

See also: Pallu

English

Etymology

From Punjabi, Hindi, and their source, Sanskrit.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpaluː/

Noun

pallu (plural pallus)

(South Asia) The usually decorated end of a sari that hangs loose when worn. [from 19th c.]
- 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 45:
  She had pulled the pallu back over her head and her face.
- 2004, Khushwant Singh, Burial at Sea, Penguin 2014, p. 116:
  Dressed in a simple grey cotton sari, her head covered with the pallu, she sat on a platform behind a table with a microphone.

Anagrams

Paull, all-up, pull a, pulla

Latin

Verb

pallū

ablative supine of palleō

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