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ghee (<milk and milk by product>, food, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Clarified butter used as both a staple food and for religious rites on the Indian subcontinent. Ghee made from cow's milk is used in almost all Hindu ceremonies including birth, initiation rituals, weddings, and gift-giving at death. Images of deities are washed in ghee, and it is used as fuel in holy lamps.
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| ghee (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,U)
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| ghee (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| ghī (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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| ghi (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
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Materials Facet |
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.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ materials (substances) (G) |
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............ <materials by function> (G) |
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................ food (G) |
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.................... <milk and milk by product> (G) |
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........................ ghee (G) |
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| Dutch ..... Geklaarde boter die op het Indiase subcontinent gebruikt wordt als basisvoedsel en in religieuze rituelen. Van koemelk gemaakte ghee wordt gebruikt in bijna alle hindoeceremonies, waaronder die voor geboortes, inwijdingsrituelen en huwelijken, en als gift op het sterfbed. Beelden van goden worden met ghee gewassen, en het dient als brandstof voor heilige lampen. |
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