kangri
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Kashmiri کانٛگٕر (kāngụr).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kangri (plural kangris)
- A small wicker-covered clay pot containing hot coals, worn under clothing in Kashmir to warm the skin.
- 2005, Salman Rushdie, Shalimar the Clown, Vintage, published 2006, page 54:
- Under the phiran her little kangri of hot coals sent long fingers of heat across her stomach.