unalome

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Thai อุณาโลม (uṇālom), itself from Sanskrit ऊर्णा (ūrṇā, “wool, curl”) and लोम (loma, “hair”), referring to the urna curl between the eyebrows of the Buddha.

Noun

unalome (plural unalomes)

  1. A spiritual symbol in Buddhism.
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