Halahala

H4A1L1A1H4A1L1A1
/həˈlɑˌhʌlə/

proper noun

A poison drunk by Shiva, thus turning his neck blue.

Similar
Kalakuta
OriginSanskrit हलाहल →
Scrabble 14
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proper noun
  1. Hinduismhuman sciencesA poison drunk by Shiva, thus turning his neck blue.

    Synonyms: Kalakuta

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA poison drunk by Shiva, thus turning his neck blue.

Similar
Kalakuta

Origin

  1. Sanskritहलाहल
  2. EnglishHalahala

Borrowed from Sanskrit हलाहल (halāhala).

More words from Sanskrit

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bengali হলাহল, কালকূট
  • হলাহল (holahol)poison
  • কালকূট (kalokuṭ)poison
Hindi हलाहल, कालकूट
  • हलाहल (halāhal)poison
  • कालकूट (kālkūṭ)poison
Indonesian Halahala, Kalakuta
  • Halahalapoison
  • Kalakutapoison
Japanese ハーラーハラ, カーラクータ
  • ハーラーハラpoison
  • カーラクータpoison
Russian Халахала, калаку́та
  • Халахала (Xalaxala)poison
  • калаку́та (kalakúta)poison
Tamil ஆலகாலம்
  • ஆலகாலம் (ālakālam)poison
Cite this entry
APA

Halahala. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Halahala

MLA

“Halahala.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Halahala. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Halahala,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Halahala.

Source: Halahala on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.