Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

śarīra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sari-ra
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A relic, especially a pearl-like object, found in the cremated ashes of Buddhist spiritual masters.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शरीर (śarīra, “body”).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: शरीर

Inflected Forms

śarīras (plural) sarira (alternative)

Questions

What does śarīra mean?: A relic, especially a pearl-like object, found in the cremated ashes of Buddhist spiritual masters.
Where does śarīra come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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