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klesha

/ˈkleɪʃə/

klesha noun: a mental state, such as fear or ignorance, that clouds the mind and leads to unwholesome actions.

Noun

klesha (plural kleshas)

  1. (Hinduism) A mental state, such as fear or ignorance, that clouds the mind and leads to unwholesome actions.

klesha meaning in Punjabi, Thai, Vietnamese and Myanmar

klesha in Punjabi

klesha
ਕਲੇਸ਼ kaleś

klesha in Thai

mental state
กิเลส gì-lèet

klesha in Vietnamese

mental state
phiền não

klesha in Myanmar

mental state
ကိလေသာ ki.lesa

Forms of klesha

pluralkleshas

Origin of klesha

Borrowed from Sanskrit क्लेश (kleśa).

Words formed from klesha

Questions about klesha

What does klesha mean?
Klesha means a mental state, such as fear or ignorance, that clouds the mind and leads to unwholesome actions.
What is klesha in Punjabi?
Klesha in Punjabi is ਕਲੇਸ਼ (kaleś). See Klesha meaning in Punjabi.
What part of speech is klesha?
Klesha is a noun.
How do you pronounce klesha?
Klesha is pronounced /ˈkleɪʃə/.
What is the plural of klesha?
The plural of klesha is kleshas.

Words near klesha in the dictionary

  1. Klerksdorp spheres
  2. kleroi
  3. kleros
  4. kleroteria
  5. kleroterion
  6. klesha
  7. kleshas
  8. kleshic
  9. klet
  10. klets
  11. Kletsk

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Adapted from Wiktionary: klesha (page history and authors); ਕਲੇਸ਼ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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