Jallikattu
Jallikattu proper noun: a practice or celebration, mainly in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, in which a bull is released and individuals attempt to restrain it.
Proper noun
Jallikattu
- A practice or celebration, mainly in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, in which a bull is released and individuals attempt to restrain it.
Jallikattu meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
Jallikattu in Hindi
- event
- जल्लीकट्टू jallīkaṭṭū
Jallikattu in Tamil
- event
- சல்லிக்கட்டு callikkaṭṭu, ஜல்லிக்கட்டு jallikkaṭṭu, ஏறுதழுவல் ēṟutaḻuval, ஏறுதழுவுதல் ēṟutaḻuvutal, மஞ்சுவிரட்டு mañcuviraṭṭu
Jallikattu in Marathi
- event
- जल्लीकट्टु jallīkaṭṭu, चल्लीकट्टु callīkaṭṭu
Jallikattu in Bengali
- event
- জাল্লিকাট্টু jallikaṭṭu, মাঁজুবিরাট্টু mãjubiraṭṭu
More languagesFewer languages
- Jallikattu in Telugu
- జల్లికట్టు jallikaṭṭu
- Jallikattu in Malayalam
- ജല്ലിക്കെട്ട് jallikkeṭṭŭ
- Jallikattu in Kannada
- ಜಲ್ಲಿಕಟ್ಟು jallikaṭṭu
- Jallikattu in Punjabi
- ਜਲੀਕੱਟੂ jalīkaṭṭū, ਜੱਲੀਕੱਟੂ jallīkaṭṭū
- Jallikattu in Gujarati
- જલ્લીકટ્ટુ jallīkaṭṭu
- Jallikattu in Odia
- ଜାଳିକାଟୁ jāḷikāṭu
- Jallikattu in Assamese
- জল্লিকট্টু zollikottu
Forms of Jallikattu
| alternative form | Jallikkattu |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Sallikattu |
| alternative form | Sallikkattu |
Origin of Jallikattu
Borrowed from Tamil ஜல்லிக்கட்டு (jallikkaṭṭu), a variant of சல்லிக்கட்டு (callikkaṭṭu), from சல்லி (calli, “coins”) + கட்டு (kaṭṭu, “package”), which refers to a prize of coins that are tied to the bull's horns and that participants attempt to retrieve.
Questions about Jallikattu
- What does Jallikattu mean?
- Jallikattu means a practice or celebration, mainly in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, in which a bull is released and individuals attempt to restrain it.
- What is Jallikattu in Hindi?
- Jallikattu in Hindi is जल्लीकट्टू (jallīkaṭṭū). See Jallikattu meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Jallikattu?
- Jallikattu is a proper noun.
Words near Jallikattu in the dictionary
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