On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 4:57 PM, Indrajit Gupta<[email protected]> wrote: > > Jhoota - touched by another, typically by mouth, making it impure for > consumption by another.
The Tamil equivalent is "yechal" i.e saliva - in very traditional households it is common to never let the lips touch the vessel or utensil used, and in extreme cases even the food - so even scalding hot coffee is poured down with great relish down one's throat where it touches barely, (if that) the tongue. Cheeni
