Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yasna

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: yas-na
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The primary liturgical collection of texts of the Avesta.

name

The principal Zoroastrian act of worship at which those verses are recited.

Etymology

Transliteration of Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀 (yasna, “oblation; worship”). Doublet of yajna.

Questions

What does yasna mean?: The primary liturgical collection of texts of the Avesta.
Where does yasna come from?: Transliteration of Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀 (yasna, “oblation; worship”). Doublet of yajna.

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