kashaya

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noun

Robes of fully ordained monks and nuns

OriginSanskrit कषाय ← Proto-Indo-European *kars- →
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Meanings

kashaya1

nounkashaya (uncountable)
  1. uncountableBuddhismRobes of fully ordained monks and nuns
  2. JainismuncountablePassion; strong feelings produced by a person's soul out of worldly attachments.
  3. uncountableAyurvedic medicineAn herbal decoction.

Kashaya2

nounKashaya pl (plural only)

alternative Kashia

  1. pluralplural onlyA native Californian people who traditionally live on the Sonoma County coastline, who are a subgroup of the Pomo people.
proper noun

alternative Kashia

  1. The language these people speak.

Origin

kashaya · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kars-
  2. Sanskritकषाय“astringent; dull; yellowish red; dirt; passion”
  3. Englishkashaya

Borrowed from Sanskrit कषाय (kaṣāya, “astringent; dull; yellowish red; dirt; passion”), from Proto-Indo-European *kars-. Cognates include Sanskrit कष्ट (kaṣṭa) and English harsh.

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Kashaya · noun, proper noun

  1. kjukʼahša·ya“skillful; expert gambler”
  2. EnglishKashaya

Borrowed from Kashaya kʼahša·ya (“skillful; expert gambler”).

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Chicago

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