tonsure
/ˈtɒnʃə(r)/noun
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मुंडन, (धार्मिक) केश-मुंडन, सिर का मुंडा हुआ भाग
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noun
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[C, U]
the act of shaving all or part of the hair from a person's head, especially as a religious practice; the part of the head that has been shaved in this way
मुंडन, (धार्मिक) केश-मुंडन, सिर का मुंडा हुआ भाग
- Many Hindu families hold a tonsure ceremony for a child in the first few years of life.
- The monk had a neat tonsure.
verb
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[T, usually passive]
to shave all or part of the hair from somebody's head as a religious practice
मुंडन करना
- The pilgrims were tonsured at the temple at Tirupati.
Synonyms shave
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tonsured adjective
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Do not confuse tonsure (shaving the head) and tonsil (one of the two small organs at the back of the throat).
Tonsure (सिर का मुंडन) और tonsil (गले के पीछे के दो छोटे अंगों में से एक) में भ्रम न करें।