جٹا

Urdu

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जटा (jaṭā).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə.ʈɑː/

Noun

جٹا • (jaṭā) f (Hindi spelling जटा)

dreadlocks
(Hinduism) the hair of Shiva, which is matted into dreadlocks, like the hair of a sadhu

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