nakshatra

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noun

A lunar mansion in Hindu astrology; one of 27 (sometimes also 28) sectors along the ecliptic.

OriginSanskrit नक्षत्र →
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Meanings

nounnakshatra (plural nakshatras)

plural nakshatras

  1. A lunar mansion in Hindu astrology; one of 27 (sometimes also 28) sectors along the ecliptic.

Origin

  1. Sanskritनक्षत्र
  2. Englishnakshatra

Borrowed from Sanskrit नक्षत्र (nákṣatra).

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astrakhan
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