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dasha

dasha noun: one of various systems of Hindu astrology based on planetary periods, in which these planetary periods have good or bad effects depending on their placement by sign, house, combinations with other planets, and aspects.

Noun

dasha (countable and uncountable, plural dashas)

  1. One of various systems of Hindu astrology based on planetary periods, in which these planetary periods have good or bad effects depending on their placement by sign, house, combinations with other planets, and aspects.

Proper noun capitalized: Dasha

Dasha (plural Dashas)

  1. A female given name, from Russian, Ukrainian Даша, diminutive of Darja (Дарья or Дар'я).

Forms of dasha

Noun
pluraldashas
Proper noun
pluralDashas

Origin of dasha

Borrowed from Sanskrit दशा (daśā).

Questions about dasha

What does dasha mean?
Dasha means one of various systems of Hindu astrology based on planetary periods, in which these planetary periods have good or bad effects depending on their placement by sign, house, combinations with other planets, and aspects.
What part of speech is dasha?
Dasha can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of dasha?
The plural of dasha is dashas.

Words near dasha in the dictionary

  1. dash-cam
  2. dash-cams
  3. dash-dotted
  4. dash-wheel
  5. dash-wheels
  6. dasha
  7. Dashain
  8. Dashami
  9. Dasharatha
  10. dashas
  11. Dashavatara

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