Etymology

khakkhara

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Today it means: a monk's staff used especially by a Buddhist mendicant as a tool for begging or as a weapon Full definition →

Sanskrit खक्खर
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromखक्खर“beggar’s staff”
  2. English todaykhakkhara

Borrowed from Sanskrit खक्खर (khakkhara, “beggar’s staff”).

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