chikan

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any act of public molestation or offense, usually of a sexual nature, against unsuspecting victims.
  2. A form of Indian cotton embroidery that is associated with the Lucknow area. uncountable
    — A collection of Calcutta chikan-work. Sent by Patna Chikanwala and Sons of Taltala, Calcutta
  3. A person, usually a man, who rubs against or gropes others, usually women, in crowds, often in trains, to attain sexual pleasure.
  4. An item (such as a sari, bedspread, cushion cover, etc) that is made with chikan embroidery. countable
    — More and more people in India and abroad are getting familiar with the exquisite embroidered chikans of Lucknow, embroidered by the delicate and clever fingers of about 4000 ladies in and around the old city.

词形变化

chikan plural chikans plural chikans plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Japanese 痴漢bor.
English chikan
Borrowed from Japanese 痴漢.
词源 2
From Hindi चिकन (cikan).
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