Shangar

[Ruth Laila Schmidt]

Nepali siMgaara, 'decoration, ornamentation (of women)'.
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>Harsha V. Dehejia wrote:
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> Dear Indologists: I am researching vernacular words for adornment in
>Indian languages. The Sanskrit word shingar means both romantic love and
>adornment. In Gujarati the words are split and the word shangar (an
>apabrahmsa from the original Sanskrit) means adornment especially of a
>woman. I would be grateful if anyone can let me know the equivalent of the
>Gujarati "shangar" in other languages. Prof. Harsha V. DehejiaProfessor of
>ReligionCarleton University, Ottawa, ON. Canada.hdehejia at ccs.carleton.ca
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Ruth Laila Schmidt
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University of Oslo
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