Ankee

/ˈæŋki/ noun

A unit of measurement used in India, particularly for measuring textiles and cloth, equivalent to about 45 inches.

From Hindi "ānkī" or Sanskrit "aṅka," meaning a measure or mark. The word entered English through colonial Indian trade language during British rule in India.

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