jhatka

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noun

The instant decapitation method of animal slaughter, idealized as a non-ritual alternative to ritual slaughter (kutha) which is forbidden

OriginPunjabi ਝਟਕਾ →
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Meanings

nounjhatka (uncountable)

alternative jhataka · alternative chatka

  1. SikhismuncountableThe instant decapitation method of animal slaughter, idealized as a non-ritual alternative to ritual slaughter (kutha) which is forbidden
  2. SikhismuncountableThe meat of an animal slaughtered via the above method

Origin

  1. Punjabiਝਟਕਾ“sudden movement, jerking”
  2. Englishjhatka

Borrowed from Punjabi ਝਟਕਾ (jhaṭkā, “sudden movement, jerking”) / جَھٹْکا (jhaṭkā). Unrelated to Slovak jatka (“slaugherhouse”) or Polish jatka (“butchershop”).

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