zinar

noun

1. A necklace with amulets used ceremonially by Hindus.

   [A] young maid advanced towards us of ſuch exquiſite beauty and form, that a devotee of true faith would have worſhipped the divinities which beamed in the arched temples of her eyes, and wiſh to wear the zinar, if woven of her ambroſial hair.

2. A sacred thread or cord worn by certain Hindus; a janeu or brahminical thread.

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Marathi झीनार (jhīnār, “necklace”); ultimately from Arabic زینار (zinar, “belt, sash”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry zinar (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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