Mekhela
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mekhela is a noun meaning A traditional garment worn by Assamese women, consisting of a length of cloth worn (typically with a chador) from the waist to the ankles and often pleated.
Meaning
A traditional garment worn by Assamese women, consisting of a length of cloth worn (typically with a chador) from the waist to the ankles and often pleated.
Example Sentences
She was wearing a mauve blouse, a matching mauve bordered sador and a plain muga mekhela.
Women in the western Koch kingdom wore a single piece of cloth called sari whereas their counterparts in the eastern Koch kingdom usually used two pieces of cloth called mekhela, and riha.
Word Forms
- mekhelas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lehnga, khadag, kamees, beshmet, deel, shamla.
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