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Salagrama

/ʃaːlaːɡɹaːmə/

Salagrama noun: a fossil ammonite held by the Hindus to be representative of Vishnu.

Noun

Salagrama (plural Salagramas)

  1. (Hinduism) A fossil ammonite held by the Hindus to be representative of Vishnu.

Salagrama meaning in Telugu

Salagrama in Telugu

Salagrama
సాలగ్రామము sālagrāmamu

Forms of Salagrama

pluralSalagramas
alternative formSalagramma
alternative formSaligrama
alternative formSaligram
alternative formShaligram
alternative formShaligrama
alternative formShalagrama

Origin of Salagrama

From Sanskrit शालग्राम (śālagrāma, “a village in ancient India; a sacred stone”).

Questions about Salagrama

What does Salagrama mean?
Salagrama means a fossil ammonite held by the Hindus to be representative of Vishnu.
What is Salagrama in Telugu?
Salagrama in Telugu is సాలగ్రామము (sālagrāmamu). See Salagrama meaning in Telugu.
What part of speech is Salagrama?
Salagrama is a noun.
How do you pronounce Salagrama?
Salagrama is pronounced /ʃaːlaːɡɹaːmə/.
What is the plural of Salagrama?
The plural of Salagrama is Salagramas.

Words near Salagrama in the dictionary

  1. Salafizes
  2. Salafizing
  3. salafs
  4. salagane
  5. salaganes
  6. Salagrama
  7. Salagramas
  8. Salagramma
  9. salah
  10. Salahieh
  11. Salahiehs

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Salagrama (page history and authors); సాలగ్రామము (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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