nyasa

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noun

The touching of various parts of one's body while chanting specific portions of a mantra, supposed to locate divinity inside the body.

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Meanings

nyasa1

nounnyasa (uncountable)
  1. HinduismuncountableThe touching of various parts of one's body while chanting specific portions of a mantra, supposed to locate divinity inside the body.

Nyasa2

nounNyasa pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA people of southeastern Africa, concentrated mainly in Malawi, southwestern Tanzania, and parts of northern Mozambique.
proper noun
  1. A certain group of Bantu languages.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mwera

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

SanyaSayanYasna
Cite this entry
APA

nyasa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nyasa

MLA

“nyasa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nyasa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nyasa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nyasa.

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