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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KHADDAR

From Hindi khādar.
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PRONUNCIATION OF KHADDAR

khaddar  [ˈkɑːdə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KHADDAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Khaddar is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KHADDAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Khādī

Khādī or Khaddar is a term for handspun and hand-woven cloth from India, Bangladesh and Pakistan primarily made out of cotton. The raw materials may sometimes also include silk, or wool, which are all spun into yarn on a spinning wheel called a charkha. It is a versatile fabric, cool in summer and warm in winter. In order to improve the look, khādī/khaddar is sometimes starched to give it a stiffer feel. It is widely accepted in fashion circles.

Definition of khaddar in the English dictionary

The definition of khaddar in the dictionary is a cotton cloth of plain weave, produced in India.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KHADDAR


Abdelkader
ˌæbdʊlˈkɑːdə
ardor
ˈɑːdə
armada
ɑːˈmɑːdə
autostrada
ˈɔːtəʊˌstrɑːdə
Bader
ˈbɑːdə
bahadur
bəˈhɑːdə
cadre
ˈkɑːdə
carder
ˈkɑːdə
cicada
sɪˈkɑːdə
discarder
dɪsˈkɑːdə
enchilada
ˌɛntʃɪˈlɑːdə
espada
eˈspɑːdə
Granada
ɡrəˈnɑːdə
hamada
həˈmɑːdə
Lailat-ul-Qadr
ˌleɪlætʊlˈkɑːdə
nada
ˈnɑːdə
Nevada
nɪˈvɑːdə
ramada
rəˈmɑːdə
regarder
rɪˈɡɑːdə
Vijayawada
ˌviːdʒaɪəˈwɑːdə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KHADDAR

khadi
Khadijah
Khafre
Khakass Republic
Khakassia
khaki
khaki election
khaki-like
khakis
Khalid ibn Abdul Aziz
khalif
Khalkha
Khalsa
Khama
Khamenei
khamsin
khan
khanate
khanda

WORDS THAT END LIKE KHADDAR

Adar
Advent calendar
bandar
bordar
calendar
cedar
Cheddar
chuddar
deodar
gospodar
Gregorian calendar
Jewish calendar
Krasnodar
lidar
Nadar
radar
red cedar
sardar
to be on the radar
Vardar

Synonyms and antonyms of khaddar in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «khaddar» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KHADDAR

Find out the translation of khaddar to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of khaddar from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «khaddar» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

khaddar
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

khaddar
570 millions of speakers

English

khaddar
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खादी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

khaddar
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

khaddar
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Khaddar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খদ্দর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

khaddar
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Khaddar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Khaddar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

khaddar
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

khaddar
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Khaddar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khaddar
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கதர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खादर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

khaddar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Khaddar
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

khaddar
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

khaddar
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

khaddar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

khaddar
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

khaddar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

khaddar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

khaddar
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of khaddar

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KHADDAR»

The term «khaddar» is regularly used and occupies the 87.786 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KHADDAR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «khaddar» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «khaddar» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about khaddar

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KHADDAR»

Discover the use of khaddar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to khaddar and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Traditional Embroideries of India
'Chop' is little longer than the usual shawl, where only the edges along the selvedge were embroidered with golden yellow coloured silk floss against red coloured khaddar. Hand spun and hand woven khaddar is the base material for phulkari ...
Shailaja D. Naik, 1996
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Clothing Gandhi's Nation: Homespun and Modern India
The budget for 1922 All-India Khaddar Board: Technical Instruction-Rs. 25,000/-; Production Department-Rs. 20,000/-; Sales Department—Rs. 200,000/-; Propaganda and Information Bureau—Rs. 100,000/-, Loans to Provinces—Rs.
Lisa N. Trivedi, 2007
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The wheel of fortune
M. Gandhi. children in their spare time would be expectedto help in keeping the shop tidy and looking after it when the husband is' out. The wife and children can also devote their spare time to spinning. In the initial stages the Khaddar may not  ...
M. Gandhi
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Gandhi's Economic Thought
hive',79 but in the same breath he notes that 'as it is the resources of the khaddar organisation are strained to the utmost in order to create a market for the article'. 80 Often he seems unsure: 'khaddar has yet to become popular and universal' ...
Ajit K. Dasgupta, 2002
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Freedom Through Disobedience
I now come to the question of khaddar which I regard as one of the most important questions before us. As I have already said, I am opposed to the manufacture of Khaddar on a commercial basis. I said among the other things when I ...
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Documents on North-East India: Assam (1664-1935)
Khaddar movement, which is a problem of ALL problems in lndia today, was so very much simplified by the old Assamese, that could we bring back into our midst the activities of those days, the boycott of foreign cloth would become ...
Suresh K. Sharma, 2006
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Fabric Art: Heritage of India
The Phulkari was entirely dependent on its base fabric khaddar made of hand- spun yarns. With its loosely woven mesh, khaddar was the ideal material for Phulkari embroidery because it was easier to count the threads. Another was a finely ...
Sukaadas, 1992
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Gandhi and the Congress
Nor need the wearing of khaddar dress cause any hindrance to any party entering the Congress. Khaddar has been given very great importance in the Congress organization for the past three years. Surely there can be no insurmountable ...
Shiri Ram Bakshi, 1996
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Freedom Movement in Punjab, 1905-29
khaddar propaganda, a novel movement whose motto was 'shama se shama jalti haV, had been started in Lahore. Some persons had taken it upon themselves to speak to and urge upon 1 0 other persons everyday to use khaddar?0 The ...
Satish Chandra Mittal, 1977
10
World Crisis and the Gandhian Way
I deny that any Khaddar is ugly. What of the dead sameness of machine-made article is not a sign of ugliness, but it is a sign of life, even as absence of sameness in the millions of leaves of a tree is no sign of its ugliness. As a matter of fact, it is ...
Anil Dutta Mishra, S. Narayanasamy, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KHADDAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term khaddar is used in the context of the following news items.
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Let water out of Ganga barrage slowly: Bijnor villagers to DM
Since authorities have still not opened the gates, water will start reaching villages in the Khaddar soil region such as Ichchawala, Khairpur, ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
2
Chilled out
While you're there, you can also look for the khaddar panjabi, a favourite at T-Junction. No matter what you opt for, remember to ask yourself ... «DhakaTribune, Jun 15»
3
The forgotten army: abandoned by the British to the horrors of Partition
... clothes for khaddar or saffron etc. Gandhi chose Jawaharlal because he, unlike the Sardar or Rajaji, spoke good Hindi with a proper accent. «Spectator.co.uk, Jun 15»
4
Reflections on Nehru
And then the socio-religious ideas of Gandhiji—his spinning wheel and khaddar, his concept of Ram Rajya, his antipathy to industrialisation ... «Mainstream, May 15»
5
Wesleyan Football Player Arrested After Wild Suicide Attempt: Cops
Khaddar was charged with reckless driving, operating an influence under the influence of drugs or alcohol, evading responsibility, ... «NBC Connecticut, May 15»
6
Artisans, craftsman and folk artists – invaluable assets of Pakistan
Artisans displayed Peshawari carpet, Charsada Khaddar, clay pottery, gemstones, Charasadda chappal, wax printing, Swati wood work, Swati ... «Pakistan Today, May 15»
7
Artisans and folk artistes are Pakistan's soft image
Male artisans exhibited Peshawari carpet, Charsadda Khaddar, clay pottery, gemstones, Charsadda chappal, wax printing, Swati woodwork, ... «Daily Times, May 15»
8
Expertise on Display: Projects Showcase: Digital Solutions in India …
... customized e-book platform for Brazil by leveraging the iPublishCentral technology," says marketing manager Shubha Khaddar, listing easier ... «Publishers Weekly, Apr 15»
9
Weaves of self-reliance
It was right here, in this Temple, that Khaddar Society was floated in 1925 by ... To reach a wider audience, he even floated Khaddar Paraspara ... «Deccan Herald, Apr 15»
10
Meeting the Demand for More Agile and Mobile Content: Digital …
Says marketing manager Shubha Khaddar: “We help publishers strategize, promote, and market their content on multiple social media ... «Publishers Weekly, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Khaddar [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/khaddar>. May 2024 ».
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