Meanings
proper noun
alternative Jallikkattu · alternative Sallikattu · alternative Sallikkattu
- A practice or celebration, mainly in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, in which a bull is released and individuals attempt to restrain it.
Origin
- Tamilஜல்லிக்கட்டு
- EnglishJallikattu
Borrowed from Tamil ஜல்லிக்கட்டு (jallikkaṭṭu), a variant of சல்லிக்கட்டு (callikkaṭṭu), from சல்லி (calli, “coins”) + கட்டு (kaṭṭu, “package”), which refers to a prize of coins that are tied to the bull's horns and that participants attempt to retrieve.
More words from Tamil
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali জাল্লিকাট্টু, মাঁজুবিরাট্টু
- জাল্লিকাট্টু (jallikaṭṭu)event
- মাঁজুবিরাট্টু (mãjubiraṭṭu)event
Hindi जल्लीकट्टू
- जल्लीकट्टू (jallīkaṭṭū)event
Punjabi ਜਲੀਕੱਟੂ, ਜੱਲੀਕੱਟੂ
- ਜਲੀਕੱਟੂ (jalīkaṭṭū)event
- ਜੱਲੀਕੱਟੂ (jallīkaṭṭū)event
Tamil சல்லிக்கட்டு, ஜல்லிக்கட்டு
- சல்லிக்கட்டு (callikkaṭṭu)event
- ஜல்லிக்கட்டு (jallikkaṭṭu)event
- ஏறுதழுவல் (ēṟutaḻuval)event
- ஏறுதழுவுதல் (ēṟutaḻuvutal)event
- மஞ்சுவிரட்டு (mañcuviraṭṭu)event
Cite this entry
APA
Jallikattu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jallikattu
MLA
“Jallikattu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jallikattu. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jallikattu,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jallikattu.
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