English word origin

Etymology of anchal

From Nepali अञ्चल (añcal).

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Source etymology 1

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noun

any administrative zone of Nepal

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Nepali अञ्चल (añcal).

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Derivation mentionअञ्चलne

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Source etymology 2

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noun

Post; postage

adj

Postal.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Likely from Malayalam അഞ്ചൽ (añcal). Compare Tamil அஞ்சல் (añcal).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionഅഞ്ചൽml
Cognate mentionஅஞ்சல்ta

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