யக்கியோபவீதம்
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Tamil[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- யக்யோபவீதம் (yakyōpavītam)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीतम् (yajñopavītam).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
யக்கியோபவீதம் • (yakkiyōpavītam)
- (Hinduism) a sacred thread worn over the left shoulder and under the right arm by Brahmin men and boys
- Synonym: பூணூல் (pūṇūl)
References[edit]
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “யக்கியோபவீதம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press