Choti
The single long plait worn by many women and girls across South Asia.
Also: chotī, veni, jadai, plait
The choti is the long single plait worn by women and girls across India and South Asia, often oiled and running down the back. Schoolgirls in many states wear two chotis tied with ribbon. In South India the long plait, called jadai in Tamil and jada in Telugu, is decorated with jasmine and, for brides and dancers, with jewelled ornaments that run its length. In Punjab it is lengthened and finished with a tasselled paranda. Its length has long been admired.