Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kalasha

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kalasha
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A metal pot with a large base and small mouth, used in Hindu rites, in which it is filled with water, coins, grain, etc. and topped with a coconut.

noun

Synonym of Kalash (“people”)

name

The language spoken by the Kalash people, an Indo-European language in the Indo-Aryan branch, further classified as a Dardic language in the Chitral group.

Example Sentences

"Kalasha is phonologically atypical because it contrasts plain, long, nasal, and retroflex vowels as well as combinations of these."

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कलश (kalaśa, “pitcher, pot”).

Inflected Forms

kalashas (plural) kalasa (alternative) kalash (alternative) Kalasha-mun (alternative) Kalashmondr (alternative) Kalashamon (alternative) Kalashi (alternative)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Kalasha terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Kalasha terms

Synonyms

Kalash

Questions

What does kalasha mean?: A metal pot with a large base and small mouth, used in Hindu rites, in which it is filled with water, coins, grain, etc. and topped with a coconut.
Where does kalasha come from?: Borrowed from Sanskrit कलश (kalaśa, “pitcher, pot”).

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