Etymograph

English

puggry

Puggry comes from Hindi पगड़ी ‘turban’.

  1. Hindic. 1500–presentपगड़ी1‘turban’
  2. Englishtodaypuggry1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English puggry

Lineage

  1. Hindic. 1500–presentपगड़ीWiktionary, English puggry‘turban’
  2. EnglishtodaypuggryWiktionary, English puggry

Every English word from Hindi पगड़ी

Today it means

noun A strip of cloth wound around the upper portion of a hat or helmet, particularly a pith helmet, and falling down behind to act as a shade for the back of the neck.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “puggry”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Hindi पगड़ी / puggry

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