Etymology

vihara

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Today it means: A Buddhist monastery. Full definition →

Sanskrit विहार
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromविहार
  2. English todayvihara

Borrowed from Sanskrit विहार (vi-hāra).

Words from the same roots

Sanskritविहार all →

Bihar

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