Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kundalini

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: kun-da-li-ni
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An energy said to lie coiled at the base of the spine and to be released by yoga.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For us it is, of course, a symbol of the caduceus of Aesculapius, of the spinal column, of the kundalini-serpent of the Indians – you will be able to trace the ancestry of the idea through many continents and many religions."
"The physiology of Tantra yoga focuses on the magical numinosity of the male semen, but the experience of the awakening of kundalini is not an exclusively male phenomenon."

Etymology

From Sanskrit कुण्डलिनी (kuṇḍalinī, “coiled”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

kundalinis (plural)

Derived Forms

kundalinic

Phrases

kundalini syndrome

Frequently Paired Words

chakra pranotthana

Questions

What does kundalini mean?: An energy said to lie coiled at the base of the spine and to be released by yoga.
Where does kundalini come from?: From Sanskrit कुण्डलिनी (kuṇḍalinī, “coiled”).

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