யக்கியோபவீதம்
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