kalamkari

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English[edit]

A Kalamkari displayed in a museum

Etymology[edit]

From Hindi कलमकारी (kalamkārī), Telugu కలంకారి (kalaṅkāri), from Persian قلم (qalam, “pen”) + کاری (kâri, “craftsmanship”).

Noun[edit]

kalamkari (countable and uncountable, plural kalamkaris)

  1. a type of hand-printed cotton cloth from India

See also[edit]

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