Etymology

udātta

Today it means: A high pitch accent of Vedic Sanskrit, customarily marked with acute accent. Full definition →

Sanskrit उदात्त
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromउदात्त“lifted, upraised, lofty, elevated, high”
  2. English todayudātta

From Sanskrit उदात्त (ud-ātta, “lifted, upraised, lofty, elevated, high”).

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