Word info

kalasha

Speech parts

1. kalasha - Noun

2. Kalasha - Proper noun

Meaning

kalasha (plural kalashas)

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.

Kalasha

plural of Kalash

Kalasha

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. The Kalasha language is phonologically atypical because it contrasts plain, long, nasal, and retroflex vowels as well as combinations of these. The language, also known as Kalashmondr, is spoken by around 5000 people.

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Examples

Each priest holds in his hands one Kalasha, or pot of milk and one of ghee. Source: Internet

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