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- [soo-truh]
- /ˈsu trə/
- /ˈsuː.trə/
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- [soo-truh]
- /ˈsu trə/
Definitions of sutra word
- noun sutra Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life. 1
- noun sutra Pali sutta [soo t-uh] /ˈsʊt ə/ (Show IPA). Buddhism. any of the sermons of Buddha. 1
- noun sutra one of the approximately 4000 rules or aphorisms that constitute Panini's grammar of Sanskrit. 1
- noun sutra Sanskrit sayings or collections of sayings on Vedic doctrine dating from about 200 ad onwards 0
- noun sutra of or relating to the last of the Vedic literary periods, from about 500 to 100 bc 0
- noun sutra of or relating to the sutras or compilations of sutras of about 200 ad onwards 0
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Origin of sutra
First appearance:
before 1795 One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805, sutra is from the Sanskrit word sūtra
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Parts of speech for Sutra
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sutra popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sutra usage trend in Literature
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