யக்கியோபவீதம்

Tamil

Alternative forms

யக்யோபவீதம் (yakyōpavītam)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीतम् (yajñopavītam).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jɐkːɪjoːbɐʋiːd̪ɐm/

Noun

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

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

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