Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sati

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables: sati
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of the daughters of Prasuti and Daksha; killed herself by self-immolation on a fire

noun

noun

mindfulness, as in anapanasati; a state of mind in meditation

noun

Alternative form of suttee.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Indo-European *h₁sónts Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns Sanskrit सती (satī)bor. English Sati Borrowed from Sanskrit सती (satī).

Usage

Inflected Forms

satis (plural)

Derived Forms

suttee

Questions

What does sati mean?: One of the daughters of Prasuti and Daksha; killed herself by self-immolation on a fire
Where does sati come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Indo-European *h₁sónts Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns Sanskrit सती (satī)bor. English Sati Borrowed from Sanskrit सती (satī).

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