Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puja

/ˈpu.dʒə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: pu-ja
IPA: /ˈpu.dʒə/

13

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A religious ritual performed in South Asia as an act of worship.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Example Sentences

"The Grunth, the holy book of the Sikhs, seems to be becoming an object of idolatrous worship. They do puja to it, and carry it in procession daily."
"‘Godbole's pujah did it,’ cried the Englishman."
"The priest had performed the puja and tied a string around his father's silk purse to make sure that the Rana didn't spend even a copper coin while he was a guest of Merta."
"Deeming the tank ‘polluted’ and its water unfit for consumption, a puja ceremony was performed by Brahmin men to ‘purify’ the reservoir."

Etymology

From Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā, “reverence or worship”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpu.dʒə/
British English: /ˈpuː.dʒə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

pujas (plural) pooja (alternative)

Phrases

bhoomi puja Durga Puja Kali Puja Magha Puja

Frequently Paired Words

bhoomi puja Durga Puja Kali Puja Magha Puja pujari

Questions

How do you pronounce puja?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpu.dʒə/.
What does puja mean?: A religious ritual performed in South Asia as an act of worship.
Where does puja come from?: From Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā, “reverence or worship”).

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