WOW24 Words from Sanskrit

WOW24 Scrabble words whose most recent Wiktionary etymology is Sanskrit, according to kaikki.org data.

77 entries

WORDDEFINITION
SH[i.] · used to urge silence / [x] { sh shh shhh § sh shh shhh § sh shh shhh }
SRI[n. -S] · mister; sir -- used as a Hindu~ title of respect / [x] { sh shri sri § shris sris }
ATMA[n. -S] · atman / [x] { atma atman § atmans atmas }
PUJA[n. -S] · a Hindu~ prayer ritual / [x] { pooja puja pujah § poojas pujahs pujas }
RAGA[n. -S] · a Hindu~ musical form
SATI[n. -S] · suttee «a Hindu~ widow cremated on her husband's funeral pile to show her devotion to him» / [x] { sati suttee § satis suttees § satis § satis }
SHRI[n. -S] · sri / [x] { sh shri sri § shris sris }
VINA[n. -S] · a stringed instrument of India~ / [x] { veena vina § veenas vinas }
YOGA[n. -S] · a Hindu~ philosophy involving physical and mental disciplines
YONI[n. -S] · a symbol for the vulva in Hindu~ religion - YONIC [a.]
YUGA[n. -S] · an age of time in Hinduism~
AMRIT[n. -S] · amrita / [x] { amreeta amrit amrita § amreetas amritas amrits }
ASANA[n. -S] · a posture in yoga
ATMAN[n. -S] · the individual soul in Hinduism~ / [x] { atma atman § atmans atmas }
DINGY[a. -GIER, -GIEST] · grimy / ----- [n. -GIES] · dinghy / [x] { dingey dinghy dingy § dingeys dinghies dingies § dinghies dinghy dingies dingy § dingier dingiest dingy }
DOSHA[n. -S] · each of three energies believed to circulate in the body / [x] { dosa dosai dosha § dosas }
JNANA[n. -S] · knowledge acquired through meditation
KALPA[n. -S] · a period of time in Hindu~ religion
KARMA[n. -S] · the force generated by a person's actions - KARMIC [a.]
MUDRA[n. -S] · a hand gesture in East Indian~ classical dancing
POOJA[n. -S] · puja / [x] { pooja puja pujah § poojas pujahs pujas }
PRANA[n. -S] · breath as a life-giving~ force in Hinduism~
PUJAH[n. -S] · puja / [x] { pooja puja pujah § poojas pujahs pujas }
RISHI[n. -S] · a Hindu~ sage
SUTRA[n. -S] · a Hindu~ aphorism / [x] { sutra sutta § sutras suttas }
SUTTA[n. -S] · sutra / [x] { sutra sutta § sutras suttas }
TUTTY[n. -TIES] · an impure zinc oxide
VARNA[n. -S] · any of the four main Hindu~ social classes
AHIMSA[n. -S] · the Hindu~ principle of nonviolence
AMRITA[n. -S] · a beverage that bestows immortality in Hindu~ mythology / [x] { amreeta amrit amrita § amreetas amritas amrits }
ASHRAM[n. -S] · a secluded dwelling of a Hindu~ sage / [x] { ashram asrama § ashrams asramas }
BHAKTI[n. -S] · a selfless devotion to a deity in Hinduism~
CHAKRA[n. -S] · a body center in yoga
DHYANA[n. -S] · profound meditation in Hinduism~
DINGEY[n. -GEYS] · dinghy / [x] { dingey dinghy dingy § dingeys dinghies dingies § dinghies dinghy dingies dingy § dingier dingiest dingy }
DINGHY[n. -GHIES] · a small boat / [x] { dingey dinghy dingy § dingeys dinghies dingies § dinghies dinghy dingies dingy § dingier dingiest dingy }
KAMALA[n. -S] · an Asian~ tree
KERMES[n. -ES] · a red dye (=kermeses)
MANTRA[n. -S] · a mystical formula of prayer or incantation in Hinduism~ - MANTRIC [a.] / [x] { mantra mantram § mantrams mantras § mantric }
PANDIT[n. -S] · a wise or learned man in India~ / [x] { pandit pundit § pandits pundits § punditic }
PRAJNA[n. -S] · ultimate knowledge in Buddhism~ and Hinduism~
RUPIAH[n. -S] · a monetary unit of Indonesia~
SMRITI[n. -S] · a text of Hindu~ religious teachings
SUTTEE[n. -S] · a Hindu~ widow cremated on her husband's funeral pile to show her devotion to him / [x] { sati suttee § satis suttees § satis § satis }
TANTRA[n. -S] · one of a class of Hindu~ religious writings - TANTRIC [a.]
TUSSAH[n. -S] · an Asian~ silkworm / [x] { tussah tussar tusseh tusser tussor tussore tussur § tussahs tussars tussehs tussers tussores tussors tussurs }
TUSSAR[n. -S] · tussah «an Asian~ silkworm» / [x] { tussah tussar tusseh tusser tussor tussore tussur § tussahs tussars tussehs tussers tussores tussors tussurs }
TUSSEH[n. -S] · tussah «an Asian~ silkworm» / [x] { tussah tussar tusseh tusser tussor tussore tussur § tussahs tussars tussehs tussers tussores tussors tussurs }
TUSSER[n. -S] · tussah «an Asian~ silkworm» / [x] { tussah tussar tusseh tusser tussor tussore tussur § tussahs tussars tussehs tussers tussores tussors tussurs }
TUSSOR[n. -S] · tussah «an Asian~ silkworm» / [x] { tussah tussar tusseh tusser tussor tussore tussur § tussahs tussars tussehs tussers tussores tussors tussurs }
TUSSUR[n. -S] · tussah «an Asian~ silkworm» / [x] { tussah tussar tusseh tusser tussor tussore tussur § tussahs tussars tussehs tussers tussores tussors tussurs }
YANTRA[n. -S] · a geometrical diagram used in meditation
YOGINI[n. -S] · a female yogi
AMREETA[n. -S] · amrita / [x] { amreeta amrit amrita § amreetas amritas amrits }
ASTANGA[n. -S] · ashtanga «a type of yoga» / [x] { ashtanga astanga asthanga § ashtangas astangas asthangas }
DARSHAN[n. -S] · a Hindu~ blessing
MANDALA[n. -S] · a Hindu~ or Buddhist~ graphic symbol of the universe - MANDALIC [a.]
MANTRAM[n. -S] · mantra / [x] { mantra mantram § mantrams mantras § mantric }
NIRVANA[n. -S] · a blessed state in Buddhism~ - NIRVANIC [a.]
RUFIYAA[n. RUFIYAA] · a monetary unit of the Maldives~
SAMADHI[n. -S] · a state of concentration in yoga
SAMSARA[n. -S] · the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth in Buddhism~ - SAMSARIC [a.] (=samsaric)
SATSANG[n. -S] · a sacred gathering in Hinduism~
TATHATA[n. -S] · the ultimate nature of all things in Buddhism~
TUSSORE[n. -S] · tussah «an Asian~ silkworm» / [x] { tussah tussar tusseh tusser tussor tussore tussur § tussahs tussars tussehs tussers tussores tussors tussurs }
ASHTANGA[n. -S] · a type of yoga / [x] { ashtanga astanga asthanga § ashtangas astangas asthangas }
ASTHANGA[n. -S] · ashtanga «a type of yoga» / [x] { ashtanga astanga asthanga § ashtangas astangas asthangas }
AYURVEDA[n. -S] · a Hindu~ system of medicine
NAMASKAR[n. -S] a South Asian~ greeting
PRANAYAM† [n. -S] · alternative form of pranayama «breathing techniques»
KUNDALINI[n. -S] · (sometimes capital) (in yoga) the life force that resides at the base of the spine
PRANAYAMA[n. -S] breathing techniques
VANASPATI[n. -S] · a hydrogenated vegetable fat commonly used in India~ as a substitute for butter
SATYAGRAHA[n. -S] · the policy of nonviolent resistance adopted by Mahatma Gandhi~ from about 1919 to oppose British~ rule in India~
BODHISATTVA[n. -S] · (in Mahayana~ Buddhism~) a divine being worthy of nirvana who remains on the human plane to help men to salvation Compare arhat
GINGERBREAD[n. -S] · © a kind of plain sweet cake seasoned with ginger, and sometimes made in fanciful shapes
BODDHISATTVA[n. -S] alternative form of bodhisattva