Etymology

nakshatra

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Today it means: A lunar mansion in Hindu astrology; one of 27 (sometimes also 28) sectors along the ecliptic. Full definition →

Sanskrit नक्षत्र
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromनक्षत्र
  2. English todaynakshatra

Borrowed from Sanskrit नक्षत्र (nákṣatra).

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