Meanings
prasad1
alternative prasada · alternative prasadam
- HinduismuncountableFood used as a religious offering.First known use 18th c.
I gave her the prasad from Eklingji to gain time to think.
1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 116
Prasad2
plural Prasads
- A surname.
1 more example
Sadhana and Sanjeev Prasad, who live in Haridwar, a city in northern Uttarakhand state, filed a petition this month seeking 50 million Indian rupees (about $643,000) in damages from their son, 35, and his wife, 31. […] According to the petition, the Prasads also bought a car for their son and daughter-in-law, and paid for their honeymoon.
2022 May 17, Esha Mitra and Jessie Yeung, “Indian couple sue only son for not giving them grandchildren”, in CNN
Origin
- Hindiप्रसाद
- Englishprasad
Borrowed from Hindi प्रसाद (prasād).
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