purdah

Meaning of purdah

noun
  1. A curtain, especially as used to conceal and divide women from men and strangers in some Hindu or Muslim traditions.
  2. A striped cotton cloth which is used to make curtains.
  3. The state or system of social gender seclusion in some Muslim or Hindu communities.
  4. A long veil, or other all-enveloping clothing, worn by women in some Muslim societies.
  5. Secrecy, isolation.
  6. (UK politics) The period immediately before an election or referendum during which restrictions are in force on the activity of civil servants.

Information about purdah

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of purdah is: purdahs.
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Hyphenation of purdah

pur-dah

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • purdah is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

purdah synonyms

Meaning solitude:

solitude

Words that rhyme with purdah

pardah, Erdah

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