सलवार

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian شلوار (šalvâr), from Middle Persian šlwʾl (šalwār, “trousers”), from Proto-Indo-European *skelo- (“thigh”) + *wero- (“to cover”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /səl.ʋɑːɾ/, [sɐl.ʋäːɾ]

Noun

सलवार • (salvār) f

1. salwar, shalwar

Derived terms

• सलवार क़मीज़ (salvār qamīz)