Etymology

panchaloha

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Today it means: Any of the traditional five-metal alloys of sacred significance used for making Hindu temple idols. Full definition →

Sanskrit पञ्चलोह
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromपञ्चलोह
  2. English todaypanchaloha

From Sanskrit पञ्चलोह (pañcaloha), literally "five metals".

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