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ചങ്ക്
changku caṅkŭ /t͡ʃɐŋkɨ/
Definition
Meaning and examples
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conch
പൂജയ്ക്ക് മുമ്പ് ചങ്ക് ഊതി. pūjaykku mumpu caṅku ūti. “The conch was blown before the puja.”
In plain English conch means any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip.
Forms
| alternative | ശംഖ് |
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Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkha).