dakini

D2A1K5I1N1I1

noun

A sacred female spirit.

OriginSanskrit डाकिनी →
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Meanings

noundakini (plural dakinis)

plural dakinis

  1. HinduismBuddhismA sacred female spirit.

Origin

  1. Sanskritडाकिनी
  2. Englishdakini

From Sanskrit डाकिनी (ḍākinī).

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