Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Hindi term or phrase:
salwar-khamez
English translation:
Traditional dress of Punjabis, Gujarathis or for that matter Northern India.
Added to glossary by
georgina singh
Apr 30, 2007 18:12
17 yrs ago
Hindi term
salwar-khamez
Hindi to English
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I've been translating a book with numerous hindi words in dialogues, and here is one of them
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| 4 +3 | Traditional dress of Punjabis, Gujarathis or for that matter Northern India. |
georgina singh
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| 5 +1 | trousers-shirt |
C.M. Rawal
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| 2 +3 | salwar-khameez |
Caryl Swift
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May 6, 2007 07:19: georgina singh Created KOG entry
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georgina singh
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Traditional dress of Punjabis, Gujarathis or for that matter Northern India.
Salwar Kameez is the traditional dress of the ladies in Northern India such as Gujarat, Punjab and other states.
It consists of a loose pant having an embroidered border. The top is usually a long dress like pattern which is slit on the sides.
It consists of a loose pant having an embroidered border. The top is usually a long dress like pattern which is slit on the sides.
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salwar-khameez
I don't know why I was sent this question - it's most certainly not my language pair! However, as far as I know, in general, this often remains untranslated. There's an article here about it, a description and some alternative spellings:
http://tinyurl.com/2pnghp
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http://tinyurl.com/2pnghp
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Note added at 8 mins (2007-04-30 18:20:22 GMT)
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http://tinyurl.com/34lddm (more references)
Peer comment(s):
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Sajjad Hamadani
: Shalwar (Persian), Qamis (Arabic) also La Camisa (Spanish) are accepted the world over therefore there is no need for translation.
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Thank you :-)
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Rajan Chopra
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Shruti Nagar
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C.M. Rawal
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trousers-shirt
Salwar is a kind of trousers worn by women in India, specially in the Punjab. And kameez is a kind of long shirt worn with the salwar.
Example sentence:
She was wearing a blue kameez with a white salwar.
Reference:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/hindi/sport/story/2004/03/printable/040314_rehandiary_karachi.shtml
www.kalpana.it/hindi/lekhan/omprakashdeepak/kahani-barsaatkiyaad.htm - 68k
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