Etymology

mudra

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Today it means: Any of several formal symbolic hand postures used in classical dance of India and in Hindu and Buddhist iconography. Full definition →

Sanskrit मुद्रा
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromमुद्रा“seal”
  2. English todaymudra

From Sanskrit मुद्रा (mudrā, “seal”).

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