Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sutta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: sut-ta
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of sutra.

Etymology

From Pali sutta, from of Sanskrit सूत्र (sū́tra, “thread, yarn, string; rule”). Doublet of sutra.

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: sutta, सूत्र

Inflected Forms

suttas (plural)

Questions

What does sutta mean?: Alternative form of sutra.
Where does sutta come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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