phiran

• pheran

From Kashmiri پھؠرَن (phyaran), from Sanskrit परिधान (paridhā́na, “wrap, clothing”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪɹən/

phiran (plural phirans)

1. A long cloak or robe worn by women and men in Kashmir.
   • 2005, Salman Rushdie, Shalimar the Clown, Vintage, published 2006, page 54:

     She was wearing a dark kerchief around her head and a full-length dark phiran over a long dark shirt.

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