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kashaya.

Robes of fully ordained monks and nuns

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Robes of fully ordained monks and nuns

    uncountable
  2. Passion; strong feelings produced by a person's soul out of worldly attachments.

    Jainism · uncountable
  3. An herbal decoction.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Sanskrit कषाय (kaṣāya, “astringent; dull; yellowish red; dirt; passion”), from Proto-Indo-European *kars-. Cognates include Sanskrit कष्ट (kaṣṭa) and English harsh.

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