Etymology

Dharamshala

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Today it means: A city, the summer capital of Himachal Pradesh, India. Full definition →

Hindi धर्मशाला ← Sanskrit धर्मशाला
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromधर्मशाला
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromधर्मशाला
  3. English todayDharamshala

Borrowed from Hindi धर्मशाला (dharmaśālā), from Sanskrit धर्मशाला (dharmaśālā).

Words from the same roots

Hindiधर्मशाला all →

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