kalasha
Meanings
noun
- A metal pot with a large base and small mouth, used in Hindu rites, in which it is filled with water, coins, grain, etc. and topped with a coconut.
noun
- Synonym of Kalash (“people”)
name
- The language spoken by the Kalash people, an Indo-European language in the Indo-Aryan branch, further classified as a Dardic language in the Chitral group.
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit कलश (kalaśa, “pitcher, pot”).
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