Etymology

padayatra

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Today it means: A journey undertaken on foot for religious, political, social or charitable purposes. Full definition →

Sanskrit पदयात्रा
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromपदयात्रा“foot journey”
  2. English todaypadayatra

From Sanskrit पदयात्रा (padayātrā, “foot journey”); first used by The Hindu the 1950s.

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