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Kalasha

Kalasha

See also: kalasha

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Proper noun

Kalasha

  1. plural of Kalash

Kalasha

  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. The Kalasha language is phonologically atypical because it contrasts plain, long, nasal, and retroflex vowels as well as combinations of these. The language, also known as Kalashmondr, is spoken by around 5000 people.

kalasha

kalasha

See also: Kalasha

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Noun

kalasha (plural kalashas)

  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.