Meanings
shraddha1
plural shraddhas · alternative shraadh · alternative shraadha · alternative sraddha · alternative sradha
- HinduismcountableuncountableA Hindu ceremony performed in commemoration of one's deceased relatives, especially a parent.
After returning, I went to Benares with my parents, for my father was to perform a shraddha ceremony there.
1989, Shudha Mazumdar, Memoirs of an Indian Woman, page 941 more example
But the thought that he would finally be able to complete his mother's shraadha would make the son emotional.
2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 110
Shraddha2
- A female given name from Sanskrit used in India and Nepal
Origin
shraddha · noun
- Sanskritश्राद्ध
- Englishshraddha
Borrowed from Sanskrit श्राद्ध (śrāddha).
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Full word history & related roots →Shraddha · proper noun
- Sanskritश्रद्धा
- Sanskritश्रद्धा
- EnglishShraddha
Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रद्धा (śraddhā, “faith”).
More words from Sanskrit
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali শ্রাদ্ধ
- শ্রাদ্ধ (sraddho)Hindu ceremony in commemoration of deceased relatives
Hindi श्राद्ध
- श्राद्ध (śrāddh)Hindu ceremony in commemoration of deceased relatives
Russian шра́ддха
- шра́ддха (šráddxa)Hindu ceremony in commemoration of deceased relatives
Tamil சிரார்த்தம்
- சிரார்த்தம் (cirārttam)Hindu ceremony in commemoration of deceased relatives
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