Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

apsara

/ˈɑp.sə.ɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: ap-sara
IPA: /ˈɑp.sə.ɹə/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a class of female celestial beings, originally associated with waters and clouds and later especially with celestial dance, music, beauty and the divine courts.

Example Sentences

"But the boy's relatives don't sit on their behinds and wait for a pari or an apsara to drop out of the heavens."
"But here was an apsara rising out of the waters of a holy Ganga, raising her arms in salutation to the sun rising above the range of hills and offering her behind to him to marvel at and worship."
"Don't burn us with your fierce austerities, O master. I'll have to send apsaras to distract you."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi अप्सरा (apsarā), descended from Sanskrit अप्सरस् (apsaras).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: सृ, अप्सरा, अप्सरस्

Inflected Forms

apsaras (plural) upsara (alternative) apsaras (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce apsara?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑp.sə.ɹə/.
What does apsara mean?: a class of female celestial beings, originally associated with waters and clouds and later especially with celestial dance, music, beauty and the divine courts.
Where does apsara come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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