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ശംഖ്
shangkhu śaṅkhŭ /ʃɐŋk(ʰ)ɨ/
Definition
Meaning and examples
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conch
പൂജയ്ക്ക് ശംഖ് ഊതി. pūjaykku śaṅkhu ūti. “The conch was blown for the puja.”
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conch shell
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Musical instrument using conch shell
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Shankha
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 | ചങ്ക് |
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| alternative | ശംഖം |
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkha).