হাড়ি

Bengali

Alternative forms

• হাড়ী (haṛi), হারি (hari), হারী (hari)
• শাড়ি (śaṛi) — Standard (more common)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शाटी (śāṭī), शाटिका (śāṭikā), feminine forms of शाट (śāṭa, “garment”). Cognate with Nepali साडी (sāḍī), Hindi साड़ी (sāṛī), Gujarati સાડી (sāḍī).

Pronunciation

• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /ha.ɾi/

Noun

হাড়ি • (haṛi) (Vanga)

1. the sari, a traditional clothing of South Asian women, having a long drape wrapped about the waist