anchal

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Nepali अञ्चल (añcal).

Noun[edit]

anchal (plural anchals)

  1. (Nepal) any administrative zone of Nepal

Etymology 2[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun[edit]

anchal (countable and uncountable, plural anchals)

  1. (India, Travancore) Post; postage

Adjective[edit]

anchal (comparative more anchal, superlative most anchal)

  1. Postal.

Usage notes[edit]

  • The term is borrowed from the local dialect in Travancore, but is still used locally by English speakers. It appeared for many years on all Travancore stamps and postboxes.
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