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muhurta

muhurta noun: a unit of time measurement in the Hindu calendar, approximately 48 minutes.

Noun

muhurta (plural muhurtas)

  1. (Hinduism) A unit of time measurement in the Hindu calendar, approximately 48 minutes.

Forms of muhurta

pluralmuhurtas

Origin of muhurta

From Sanskrit मुहूर्त (muhūrta).

Questions about muhurta

What does muhurta mean?
Muhurta means a unit of time measurement in the Hindu calendar, approximately 48 minutes.
What part of speech is muhurta?
Muhurta is a noun.
What is the plural of muhurta?
The plural of muhurta is muhurtas.

Words near muhurta in the dictionary

  1. muhtars
  2. muhtasib
  3. muhtasibs
  4. Muhu
  5. muhuhu
  6. muhurta
  7. muhurtam
  8. muhurtams
  9. muhurtas
  10. Muhyi'd-Din
  11. mui

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