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Bangle

2 stages from Hindi to English.

Today it means a rigid, often decorative bracelet worn around the wrist or ankle
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Stage 1 of 2
bangri
Hindi · medieval
"a bracelet"
a glass or metal bracelet worn around the wrist
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Stage 2 of 2
bangle
English · 1700s-1800s
"a rigid bracelet worn around the wrist"
adopted through British colonial contact in India
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