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akhara.

A member of an order of ascetic monks in parts of India

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. A member of an order of ascetic monks in parts of India

  2. A monastery used by this order

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćšas Sanskrit अक्ष॑ (ákṣa)? Sanskrit अ॒क्ष (akṣá) Sanskrit वाट (vāṭa) Sanskrit अक्षवाट (akṣavāṭa) Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀟𑀬 (akkhāḍaya) Hindi अखाड़ा (akhāṛā)bor. English akhara Borrowed from Hindi अखाड़ा (akhāṛā).

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