Halahala

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Halahala

/həˈlɑˌhʌlə/

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Borrowed from Sanskrit हलाहल (halāhala).

proper noun

Hinduism A poison drunk by Shiva, thus turning his neck blue.
Similar: Kalakuta

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name poison

日本語	ハーラーハラ, カーラクータ
हिन्दी	हलाहल halāhal, कालकूट kālkūṭ
Русский	Халахала Xalaxala, калаку́та kalakúta

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@misc{halahala_2026,
  title = {Halahala},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/halahala},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}