Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kesa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: ke-sa
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A robe worn by Buddhist monks and nuns.

Etymology

From Japanese 袈裟 (けさ, kesa), from Middle Chinese 袈裟 (kˠa ʃˠa), from Sanskrit काषाय (kāṣāya).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 袈裟, काषाय

Inflected Forms

kesas (plural)

Questions

What does kesa mean?: A robe worn by Buddhist monks and nuns.
Where does kesa come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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