ಯಜ್ಞೋಪವೀತ

Kannada edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavīta).

Noun edit

ಯಜ್ಞೋಪವೀತ • (yajñōpavīta) n

(Hinduism) a sacred thread worn over the left shoulder and under the right arm by Brahmin men and boys
Synonym: ಜನಿವಾರ (janivāra)

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