Kalgi
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Kalgi is a noun meaning (India) A black heron feather that is worn on a turban as a symbol of nobility.
Meaning
(India) A black heron feather that is worn on a turban as a symbol of nobility.
More Meanings
- (India) An ornament worn on the front of a turban as a symbol of status.
- A competitive style of lavani.
- A prisoner of war taken by the native Alaskan Alutiiq people and kept as a slave.
- One of a set of conjoined igloos that form an apartment-like arrangement.
Example Sentences
Shah Jahan's aesthetics transformed the heron's feather into the extravagantly jewelled kalgi.
Ranjit Singh is seen in this image wearing a highly decorated turban with three kalgis or plumes and several different jewels and ornaments.
But on turban they painted peacock feathers in place of kalgi and sometimes half bloomed lotus with all the decoration of jewellery and pearls.
The herons of Kashmir were the main source of supply of feathers which were in great demand for plumes (Kalgis) worn by the Sikh Ministers, Officers of high ranks and other men of importance.
Word Forms
- kalgis
- kalghi
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include romal, pagdi, jigha, adati, gamucha, muga.
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