Etymology

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Today it means: An ancient tradition of the Svayambhuva Manu sect in which a childless woman could appoint a man to help her bear a child. Full definition →

Sanskrit नियोग
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromनियोग
  2. English todayniyoga

From Sanskrit नियोग (niyoga).

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