Etymology

puja

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Today it means: A religious ritual performed in South Asia as an act of worship. Full definition →

First used 17th c.Sanskrit पूजा
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puja · noun1

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromपूजा“reverence or worship”
  2. English todaypuja

From Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā, “reverence or worship”).

Puja · proper noun2

  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromपूजा
  2. English todayPuja

Borrowed from Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā).

Words from the same roots

Sanskritपूजा all →

poojaKali Puja

First known use, by meaning

  • from 17th c. A religious ritual performed in South Asia as an act of worship.

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