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kasaya

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A monastic robe worn by ordained Buddhist monks and nuns.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion

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History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit काषाय (kāṣāya).

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: သင်္ကန်း (sangkan:) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 袈裟 (jiāshā) — Translations
  • Greek: κασάγια (kaságia) — Translations
  • Indonesian: kasaya — Translations
  • Japanese: 袈裟 — Translations
  • Korean: 가사 (gasa) — Translations
  • Pali: kāsāya — Translations
  • Sanskrit: काषाय (kāṣāya) — Translations
  • Thai: กาสาวะ — Translations
  • Tibetan: ཆོས་གོས (chos gos) — Translations
  • Vietnamese: cà sa — Translations