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dupatta

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /dʊˈpʌt.ə/
  • Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South-Asia: /d̪ʊˈpəʈ.ʈɑː/
  • Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South-Asia: [d̪ʊ.pɐʈ̚.ʈäː]
  • /ˈd̪ʊp.ə.ʈɑː/ Tamil Nadu, also
  • /ˈt̪ʊp.ə.ʈɑː/ Tamil Nadu, also
  • /ˈɖʊp.ə.ʈɑː/ Tamil Nadu, also; spelling pronunciation

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noun

Meaning 1

A double layer of cloth worn by women as a scarf, veil etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South-Asia

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi दुपट्टा (dupaṭṭā) / Urdu دُوپَٹَّہ (dūpaṭṭa)).

Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Assamese: দুপাট্টা (dupatta) — a scarf, veil
  • Bengali: ওড়না (ōṛona) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: दुपट्टा (dupaṭṭā) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: पर्दा (pardā) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: घूँघट (ghūṅghaṭ) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: उपरना (uparnā) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: चद्दर (caddar) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: ओड़नी (oṛnī) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: चुन्नी (cunnī) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: दुपट्टी (dupaṭṭī) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: दुपटी (dupṭī) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: दुपटा (dupṭā) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: चादर (cādar) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: ओढ़नी (oṛhnī) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: ओढ़ना (oṛhnā) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: परदा (pardā) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: लिबास (libās) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: रूप (rūp) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: भेस (bhes) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: चोला (colā) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: मुखपट (mukhpaṭ) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: चुग़ा (cuġā) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: चोगा (cogā) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: चोग़ा (coġā) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: बुरका (burkā) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: बुरक़ा (burqā) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: पट (paṭ) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: परत (parat) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: झिल्ली (jhillī) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: पाट (pāṭ) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: घुमटा (ghumṭā) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: आवरण (āvraṇ) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: ओट (oṭ) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: अवगुंठन (avguṇṭhan) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: गुंठन (guṇṭhan) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: पट्टा (paṭṭā) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: पिछौरा (pichaurā) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: पछौरा (pachaurā) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: गुण्ठन (guṇṭhan) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: फरिया (phariyā) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: उपरेना (uprenā) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: फरिआ (phariā) — a scarf, veil
  • Hindi: बेठन (beṭhan) — a scarf, veil
  • Punjabi: ਚੁੰਨੀ (cunnī) — a scarf, veil
  • Punjabi: ਦੁਪੱਟਾ (dupaṭṭā) — a scarf, veil
  • Punjabi: چُنّی (cunnī) — a scarf, veil
  • Punjabi: دُوپَٹَّا (dūpaṭṭā) — a scarf, veil
  • Sanskrit: अवगुण्ठन (avaguṇṭhana) — a scarf, veil
  • Sanskrit: उत्तरीय (uttarīya) — a scarf, veil
  • Sanskrit: मुखपट (mukhapaṭa) — a scarf, veil
  • Urdu: دُوپَٹَّہ (dūpaṭṭa) — a scarf, veil
  • Urdu: اوڑھْنی (oṛhnī) — a scarf, veil
  • Urdu: پَرْدَہ (parda) — a scarf, veil