Etymology

kesa

K5E1S1A1

Today it means: A robe worn by Buddhist monks and nuns. Full definition →

Japanese 袈裟 ← Middle Chinese 袈裟 ← Sanskrit काषाय
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromकाषाय
  2. Middle Chinese · derived from袈裟
  3. Japanese · borrowed from袈裟
  4. English todaykesa

From Japanese 袈裟 (けさ, kesa), from Middle Chinese 袈裟 (kˠa ʃˠa), from Sanskrit काषाय (kāṣāya).

Words from the same roots

Sanskritकाषाय all →

kasaya

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.