udātta

noun

A high pitch accent of Vedic Sanskrit, customarily marked with acute accent.

OriginSanskrit उदात्त →
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Meanings

nounudātta (plural udāttas)

plural udāttas

  1. A high pitch accent of Vedic Sanskrit, customarily marked with acute accent.

Origin

  1. Sanskritउदात्त“lifted, upraised, lofty, elevated, high”
  2. Englishudātta

From Sanskrit उदात्त (ud-ātta, “lifted, upraised, lofty, elevated, high”).

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APA

udātta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ud%C4%81tta

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“udātta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ud%C4%81tta. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “udātta,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ud%C4%81tta.

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