Saafa
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Saafa is a noun meaning A headscarf or long cloth used to form a turban in parts of India.
Meaning
A headscarf or long cloth used to form a turban in parts of India.
Example Sentences
She tried to do things for him, get his slippers, fetch his saafa, button his kurta, dry his wet hair after a bath.
For years, she has been wrapping the traditional Rajasthani headgear, the saafa or pagdi, for the local deity Ghanghor.
‘Fashion is tangible; it can't be understood just by looking at it,' he would say admonishingly, pulling off a sari from here, a saafa from there and turning them around to show their undersides.
Word Forms
- saafas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scarf, carsaf, head-scarf, headscarf, underscarf, dastar.
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