kalasha

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

noun kalashas · kalasa · kalash

  1. 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.

Kalasha²

noun Kalasha-mun · Kalashmondr · Kalashamon · Kalashi

  1. plural, plural only Synonym of Kalash (“people”)

    Similar: Kalash

proper noun Kalasha-mun · Kalashmondr · Kalashamon · Kalashi

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

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हिन्दीकलश kalaś

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@misc{kalasha_2026,
  title = {kalasha},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kalasha},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}