Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

samatha

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
samatha
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Sanskrit.

Etymology

From Sanskrit समाधान (samādhāna) (śamatha) meaning "tranquility" and "concentration" (referring to Buddhist meditation) or "equality".

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: समाधान

Inflected Forms

Samata (alternative)

Questions

What does samatha mean?
A female given name from Sanskrit.
Where does samatha come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce samatha

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