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dosha

dosha noun: any of the three regulatory principles of Ayurveda. Also the alternative spelling of dosa.

Noun

dosha (plural doshas)

  1. Any of the three regulatory principles of Ayurveda.

Also used as

dosha is also the alternative spelling of dosa.

Forms of dosha

pluraldoshas

Origin of dosha

From Sanskrit दोष (doṣa).

Borrowed from Malayalam ദോശ (dōśa).

Questions about dosha

What does dosha mean?
Dosha means any of the three regulatory principles of Ayurveda.
What part of speech is dosha?
Dosha is a noun.
What is the plural of dosha?
The plural of dosha is doshas.

Words near dosha in the dictionary

  1. doser
  2. dosers
  3. doses
  4. dosey doe
  5. dosh
  6. dosha
  7. doshas
  8. Doshay
  9. Doshi
  10. Doshier
  11. Doshiers

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