dupatta

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dupatta

/dʊˈpʌt.ə/ US, UK
/d̪ʊˈpəʈ.ʈɑː/ Bangladesh, India, Nepal
[d̪ʊ.pɐʈ̚.ʈäː] Bangladesh, India, Nepal
/ˈd̪ʊp.ə.ʈɑː/

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Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi दुपट्टा (dupaṭṭā) / Urdu دُوپَٹَّہ (dūpaṭṭa)).

noun dupattas · dupatte · dopatta · dooputty · dupata

Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia A double layer of cloth worn by women as a scarf, veil etc. Her dupatta slipped from her shoulders, as he encircled her waist with one hand.
Similar: odhni

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noun a scarf, veil

हिन्दी	दुपट्टा dupaṭṭā, पर्दा pardā, घूँघट ghūṅghaṭ, उपरना uparnā, चद्दर caddar, ओड़नी oṛnī

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@misc{dupatta_2026,
  title = {dupatta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dupatta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}