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- [suh-tee, suht-ee]
- /sʌˈti, ˈsʌt i/
- /ˈsæ.tiː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suh-tee, suht-ee]
- /sʌˈti, ˈsʌt i/
Definitions of sati word
- noun sati the wife of Rudra, who immolated herself following a quarrel between her father and her husband. 1
- noun sati a funeral ritual in which a Hindu widow who offers herself on the funeral pile alongside her husband's body 0
- noun sati a Hindu widow who offers herself on the funeral pile alongside her husband's body 0
- abbreviation SATI suttee 0
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Origin of sati
First appearance:
before 1780 One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1780-90, sati is from the Sanskrit word satī good woman, woman devoted to her husband
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Parts of speech for Sati
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sati popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sati usage trend in Literature
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