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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
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Sikhism, uncountable
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noun
The meat of an animal slaughtered via the above method
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Sikhism, uncountable
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noun
Alternate forms include: jhataka, chatka.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Sikhism, uncountable
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History
Borrowed from Punjabi ਝਟਕਾ (jhaṭkā, “sudden movement, jerking”) / جَھٹْکا (jhaṭkā). Unrelated to Slovak jatka (“slaugherhouse”) or Polish jatka (“butchershop”).
