Speakur

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theravadin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables
ther-avadin
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An exponent of Theravada Buddhism.

Etymology

From Pali theravāda, from Sanskrit स्थविरवाद (sthaviravāda).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: theravāda, स्थविरवाद

Inflected Forms

Theravadins (plural)

Questions

What does theravadin mean?
An exponent of Theravada Buddhism.
Where does theravadin come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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