Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uposatha

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: up-osatha
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A regular day of fasting, devotion, or other religious observation

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali uposatha, derived from Sanskrit उपवसथ (upavasatha, “dwelling with [the gods], a fasting day, especially before a soma sacrifice”).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: उपवसथ

Inflected Forms

uposathas (plural)

Synonyms

sabbath Buddhist sabbath

Questions

What does uposatha mean?: A regular day of fasting, devotion, or other religious observation
Where does uposatha come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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