Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kasaya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kasaya
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A monastic robe worn by ordained Buddhist monks and nuns.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit काषाय (kāṣāya).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: काषाय

Inflected Forms

kasayas (plural)

Questions

What does kasaya mean?: A monastic robe worn by ordained Buddhist monks and nuns.
Where does kasaya come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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