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. Dehejia
Professor of Religion
Carleton University, Ottawa, ON.
Canada.
hdehejia@ccs.carleton.ca