kshetra

K5S1H4E1T1R1A1

noun

A holy precinct or temenos.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounkshetra (plural kshetras)

plural kshetras

  1. HinduismA holy precinct or temenos.

Origin

  1. Sanskritक्षेत्र“field, area, tract of land”
  2. Englishkshetra

Borrowed from Sanskrit क्षेत्र (kṣetra, “field, area, tract of land”).

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