sati (Hindu practice)
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wife
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kannada | |
| Lexeme | sati | |
| Meaning 1 | sati (Hindu practice) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | wife | |
| Reference | Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary: 906 | |
| Comment | Meaning 1: sati, self-immolation on the husband’s pyre [Sk.] Also: chaste, virtuous wife. | |
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tamil | |
| Lexeme | cati | |
| Meaning 1 | sati (Hindu practice) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | good, virtuous or faithful wife | |
| Reference | Tamil lexicon: 1257 | |
| Comment | < from Sanskrit satī "a Hindu practice of self-immolation of a widow along with her deceased husband". Also: Cre-A Tamil dictionary (modern language): 390 | |