shastra

shas·tra

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shahs-truh]
- /ˈʃɑs trə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shahs-truh]
- /ˈʃɑs trə/

Definitions of shastra word

noun shastra any of the sacred books of Hinduism. 1
noun shastra any of the sacred writings of Hinduism 0

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Origin of shastra

First appearance:

before 1620

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1620-30, shastra is from the Sanskrit word śāstra

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Parts of speech for Shastra

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shastra

shastra popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

shastra usage trend in Literature

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