"Halahala" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /həˈlɑˌhʌlə/
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit हलाहल (halāhala). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|sa|हलाहल}} Borrowed from Sanskrit हलाहल (halāhala) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Halahala
  1. (Hinduism, mythology) A poison drunk by Shiva, thus turning his neck blue. Tags: Hinduism Synonyms: Kalakuta Translations (poison): হলাহল (holahol) (Assamese), কালকুট (kalokut) (Assamese), হলাহল (holahol) (Bengali), কালকূট (kalokuṭ) (Bengali), हलाहल (halāhal) (Hindi), कालकूट (kālkūṭ) (Hindi), Halahala (Indonesian), Kalakuta (Indonesian), ハーラーハラ (Japanese), カーラクータ (Japanese), ಹಾಲಾಹಲ (hālāhala) (Kannada), ಕಾಲಕೂಟವು (kālakūṭavu) (Kannada), കാളകൂടം (kāḷakūṭaṁ) (Malayalam), हलाहल (halāhal) (Marathi), हलाहल (halāhal) (Nepali), कालकूट (kālakūṭ) (Nepali), Халахала (Xalaxala) (Russian), калаку́та (kalakúta) (Russian), ஆலகாலம் (ālakālam) (Tamil), Халахала (Xalaxala) (Tatar), హాలాహలం (hālāhalaṁ) (Telugu), కాలకూటం (kālakūṭaṁ) (Telugu)
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          "sense": "poison",
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      "sense": "poison",
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      "sense": "poison",
      "word": "カーラクータ"
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      "lang": "Kannada",
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      "roman": "hālāhala",
      "sense": "poison",
      "word": "ಹಾಲಾಹಲ"
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      "lang": "Kannada",
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      "roman": "kālakūṭavu",
      "sense": "poison",
      "word": "ಕಾಲಕೂಟವು"
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      "roman": "kāḷakūṭaṁ",
      "sense": "poison",
      "word": "കാളകൂടം"
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      "roman": "halāhal",
      "sense": "poison",
      "word": "हलाहल"
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      "lang_code": "te",
      "roman": "hālāhalaṁ",
      "sense": "poison",
      "word": "హాలాహలం"
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      "lang_code": "te",
      "roman": "kālakūṭaṁ",
      "sense": "poison",
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