யக்கியோபவீதம்

Tamil

Alternative forms

• யக்யோபவீதம் (yakyōpavītam)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीतम् (yajñopavītam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɐkːɪjoːbɐʋiːd̪ɐm/

Noun

யக்கியோபவீதம் • (yakkiyōpavītam)

1. (Hinduism) a sacred thread worn over the left shoulder and under the right arm by Brahmin men and boys

   Synonym: பூணூல் (pūṇūl)

References

• University of Madras (1924–1936) “யக்கியோபவீதம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press