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Meaning of sivambu | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

The Indian practice of drinking one's own urine for supposed health benefits.

uncountable

Examples

“However, according to medical anthropologist Joseph Atler, the practices of sivambu (drinking one's own urine) and amaroli recommended by modern Indian practitioners of urine therapy are closer to the ones propounded by Armstrong than traditional ayurveda or yoga […]”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

Sivan sivapithecine Sivaram Sivas Sivasagar sivathere