English
Jallikattu
Jallikattu comes from Tamil ஜல்லிக்கட்டு.
- Tamilmodernஜல்லிக்கட்டுjallikkaṭṭu
- EnglishtodayJallikattu
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Tamilmodernஜல்லிக்கட்டுjallikkaṭṭu
- EnglishtodayJallikattu
A compound of சல்லி ‘coins’ + கட்டு ‘package’
Every English word from Tamil ஜல்லிக்கட்டு
Today it means
name A practice or celebration, mainly in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, in which a bull is released and individuals attempt to restrain it.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Tamil ஜல்லிக்கட்டு / Jallikattu