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numdah
(num¦dah)
Pronunciation:
/ˈnʌmdə/
noun
(in South Asia and the Middle East) an embroidered rug or carpet made of felt or coarse woollen cloth.
[
mass noun
]
felt or coarse woollen cloth of the type used to make numdahs.
Origin:
from Urdu
namdā
, from Persian
namad
'carpet'
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