numdah
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Urdu نمدا (namdā), from Persian [script needed] (namad, “carpet”), probably related to Sanskrit नमत (namata, “something woolen”), नवत (navata, “woolen cloth”).[1]
Noun
[edit]numdah (plural numdahs)
- An Indian rug or mat made with chain stitch.
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Journal of the American Oriental Society. (1889). (n.p.): American Oriental Society, p. xcvii