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khadi
Sanskrit · ancient
"cotton cloth"
a word for cotton cloth
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khaddar
Hindi · 1880s
"coarse handspun and handwoven cloth"
named coarse, handspun cotton cloth
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khadi
English · 1920s
"hand-spun, handwoven cotton cloth"
entered English through Gandhi's independence movement, which promoted homespun cloth
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