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kontha
Sanskrit · ancient
"rags, patched cloth"
meant 'rags'
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kantha
Bengali · medieval
"a rag quilt with running-stitch embroidery"
named a quilt of stitched-together rags, embroidered by rural women
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kantha
English · 20th c.
"a traditional Bengali embroidered quilt made from layered cloth"
adopted by English-language textile and craft writing
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