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tonsure meaning in Kannada

ಶಿರಮುಂಡನ

/ˈtɒn.ʃə(ɹ)/US/ˈtɑn.ʃɚ/

tonsure in Kannada: ಶಿರಮುಂಡನ, ತಲೆ ಬೋಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ, ತಲೆಬೋಳಿಸು. In English, tonsure means to shave the crown of the head of (a person) as a sign of humility and religious vocation.

Kannada words for tonsure

ಶಿರಮುಂಡನ, ತಲೆ ಬೋಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ, ತಲೆಬೋಳಿಸು

English meaning of tonsure

  1. verb To shave the crown of the head of (a person) as a sign of humility and religious vocation.
  2. noun The hairstyle and characteristic bald patch resulting from being tonsured.
  3. noun A ritual shaving of this kind.

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Questions about tonsure in Kannada

What is the meaning of tonsure in Kannada?
Tonsure in Kannada is ಶಿರಮುಂಡನ, ತಲೆ ಬೋಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ, ತಲೆಬೋಳಿಸು.
tonsure ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Tonsure: ಶಿರಮುಂಡನ, ತಲೆ ಬೋಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ, ತಲೆಬೋಳಿಸು.
What does tonsure mean in English?
Tonsure means to shave the crown of the head of (a person) as a sign of humility and religious vocation.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: tonsure (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: tonsure (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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