Etymology

skyclad

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Today it means: Belonging to the Digambara school of Jainism. Full definition →

Sanskrit दिगम्बर
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  1. Sanskrit · calque ofदिगम्बर“having all (=ten) quarters of the globe as one's only clothing, i.e., naked”
  2. English todayskyclad

From sky + clad, indicating that the person in question is clad only in the sky. Attested from early 20th century England, it is partially a calque of Sanskrit दिगम्बर (digambara, “having all (=ten) quarters of the globe as one's only clothing, i.e., naked”).

Words from the same roots

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Digambara

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