satvik

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adjective

lactovegetarian (in ayurvedic philosophy)

OriginSanskrit सात्त्विक →
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Meanings

satvik1

adjectivesatvik (not comparable)
  1. Indianot comparablelactovegetarian (in ayurvedic philosophy)

    I was horrified to find out that he enjoys eating satvik food!

    2016 June 17, “Perizaad Zorabian on how food rules her life”, in The Times of India

Satvik2

proper noun

alternative Satwik · alternative Sātvik

  1. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
  2. A type of vegetarianism which conforms to sattva, one of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, prohibiting alliums, fungi, highly processed, stale, or heavily oily food, stimulants , and extremely spicy foods.

Origin

  1. Sanskritसात्त्विक“pure, noble, genuine”
  2. EnglishSatvik

Borrowed from Sanskrit सात्त्विक (sāttvika, “pure, noble, genuine”).

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Translations

Hindi सात्विक
  • सात्विक (sātvik)male given name
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