panchaloha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the traditional five-metal alloys of sacred significance used for making Hindu temple idols.

Word forms

panchaloha panchalohas

Etymology

From Sanskrit पञ्चलोह (pañcaloha), literally "five metals".

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