According to Platt's, A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English, 1884, online, updated 2015,.by Indians a woman's dress resembling the man's kurta, popular in the West." khurta, kurtha + 1 A loose shirt or tunic worn by Persian men and now esp. According to Cannon and Kay's, The Persian Contributions to the English Language: A Historical Dictionary, 2001,.Lawrence, Home Letters, 1913, "Me in a dhoti khurta, White Indian clothes." According to the Oxford English Dictionary (online, subscription required) The first use of kurta in English is attributed to W.G."kurta (n): "A loose collarless shirt worn by people from South Asia, usually with a salwar, churidars, or pyjama. According to the Oxford Dictionary of English,.Ī silk kurta worn with churidar and decorative mojari sandals. The combination garment is mostly called kurta-pyjama. The sleeves of a traditional kurta fall to the wrist without narrowing, the ends hemmed but not cuffed the kurta can be worn by both men and women it is traditionally collarless, though standing collars are increasingly popular and it can be worn over ordinary pajamas, loose shalwars or churidars. The front and back of a traditional kurta are made of rectangular pieces, and its side-seams are left open at the bottom, up to varying lengths, to enable ease of movement.
It is worn plain or with embroidered decoration, such as chikan and it can be loose or tight in the torso, typically falling either just above or somewhere below the knees of the wearer. The kurta is traditionally made of cotton or silk. Tracing its roots to Central Asian nomadic tunics, or upper body garments, of the late-ancient- or early-medieval era, the kurta has evolved stylistically over the centuries, especially in South Asia, as a garment for everyday wear as well as for formal occasions.
A traditional cotton kurta with wooden cuff-links-style buttons, centre placket opening with chikan, a style of embroidery from Lucknow, IndiaĪ kurta (or sometimes kurti, for women) is a loose collarless shirt worn in many regions of South Asia, and now also worn around the world.
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