Speakur

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svetambara

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sve-tam-bara
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of the two main branches of Jainism (the other being the Digambara), in which the ascetics wear white clothes and are not obliged to practise nudity.

Etymology

From Sanskrit श्वेताम्बर (śvetāmbara), from Sanskrit श्वेत (śveta, “white”) and अम्बर (ambara, “cloth”)

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: श्वेताम्बर, श्वेत

Inflected Forms

Shwethambara (alternative) Svetambar (alternative) Shvetambara (alternative) Swetambar (alternative)

Questions

What does svetambara mean?
One of the two main branches of Jainism (the other being the Digambara), in which the ascetics wear white clothes and are not obliged to practise nudity.
Where does svetambara come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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