anchal

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Nepali अञ्चल (añcal). ==== Noun ==== anchal (plural anchals) (Nepal) any administrative zone of Nepal === Etymology 2 === Likely from Malayalam അഞ്ചൽ (añcal). Compare Tamil அஞ்சல் (añcal). ==== Noun ==== anchal (countable and uncountable, plural anchals) (India, Travancore) Post; postage ==== Adjective ==== anchal (comparative more anchal, superlative most anchal) Postal. ==== Usage notes ==== The term is borrowed from the local dialect in Travancore, but is still used locally by English speakers. It appeared for many years on all Travancore stamps and postboxes.