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shanti.

A call for peace, often recited three times as a prayer for peace of the soul.

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intj/ʃɑːnti/Received-Pronunciation/ʃɑnti/General-American[-ɾi]General-American/ˈʃaːnt̪i/India
  1. A call for peace, often recited three times as a prayer for peace of the soul.

    Hinduism
Where this word comes from

Transliteration of Sanskrit शान्ति (śānti, “calmness, peace, tranquillity; quietness, rest”), from शम् (śam, “to exert or fatigue oneself, toil at; to become tired, come to an end, finish, stop; to be calm, contented, quiet, or satisfied; to calm, pacify, settle, soothe”) (from Proto-Indo-European *ḱemh₂- (“to exert oneself, toil”)) + -ति (-ti, suffix denoting a state of being).

noun/ʃɑːnti/Received-Pronunciation/ʃɑnti/General-American[-ɾi]General-American/ˈʃaːnt̪i/India
  1. Peace, tranquility.

    Hinduism · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Transliteration of Sanskrit शान्ति (śānti, “calmness, peace, tranquillity; quietness, rest”), from शम् (śam, “to exert or fatigue oneself, toil at; to become tired, come to an end, finish, stop; to be calm, contented, quiet, or satisfied; to calm, pacify, settle, soothe”) (from Proto-Indo-European *ḱemh₂- (“to exert oneself, toil”)) + -ति (-ti, suffix denoting a state of being).

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