Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dakshinachara

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dak-shi-nachara
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Tantric sect that does not engage in practices considered heterodox according to usual Hindu social norms.

noun

Alternative spelling of dakshinachara.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दक्षिणाचार (dakṣiṇācāra, “right-hand path”).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: दक्षिणाचार

Inflected Forms

dakshinacharas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

vamachara

Questions

What does dakshinachara mean?: A Tantric sect that does not engage in practices considered heterodox according to usual Hindu social norms.
Where does dakshinachara come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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