English
ghungroo
Ghungroo comes from Hindi घुँघरू ‘ankle bells, anklet, used in Indian dance’, and goes back to pra-pro *घुंघुर.
- pra-proprehistoric (reconstructed)*घुंघुरreconstructed
- Hindic. 1500–presentघुँघरूghuṅghrū‘ankle bells, anklet, used in Indian dance’
- Englishearliest quotation 2021ghungroo
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- pra-proprehistoric (reconstructed)*घुंघुरreconstructed
- Hindic. 1500–presentघुँघरूghuṅghrū‘ankle bells, anklet, used in Indian dance’
- Englishearliest quotation 2021ghungroo
Earliest quotation: 2021, On the Ghungroos: Ankle-bells of Servitude, and Mastery: “Every dancer cherishes her ghungroos, and no wonder. From…”
Every English word from pra-pro *घुंघुर
Today it means
noun A small metallic bell, usually part of a set strung together and worn on an anklet, especially by classical Indian dancers.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / pra-pro *घुंघुर / ghungroo