Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suttee

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables
sut-tee
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The traditional custom of a Hindu woman giving herself up to be cremated on her husband’s funeral pyre as a sign of her devotion.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Sanskrit सती (satī́, “good and virtuous or faithful wife”), from सत् (sát, “true, good, right etc.”). In English usage since 1786. Doublet of sin.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

suttees (plural) sati (alternative)

Derived Forms

sutteeism

Synonyms

anumarana anugamana

Rhymes With

nutty slutty putty silly putty cutty smutty butty dutty rutty gutty tutty

Questions

What does suttee mean?
The traditional custom of a Hindu woman giving herself up to be cremated on her husband’s funeral pyre as a sign of her devotion.
Where does suttee come from?
From Sanskrit सती (satī́, “good and virtuous or faithful wife”), from सत् (sát, “true, good, right etc.”). In English usage since 1786. Doublet of sin.

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