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prayopavesa

prayopavesa noun: the act of suicide by fasting, performed by a person who no longer has any desire, ambition or responsibilities in life.

Noun

prayopavesa (countable and uncountable, plural prayopavesas)

  1. (Hinduism) The act of suicide by fasting, performed by a person who no longer has any desire, ambition or responsibilities in life.

Forms of prayopavesa

pluralprayopavesas

Origin of prayopavesa

From Sanskrit प्रायोपवेशनम् (prāyopaveśanam).

Questions about prayopavesa

What does prayopavesa mean?
Prayopavesa means the act of suicide by fasting, performed by a person who no longer has any desire, ambition or responsibilities in life.
What part of speech is prayopavesa?
Prayopavesa is a noun.
What is the plural of prayopavesa?
The plural of prayopavesa is prayopavesas.

Words near prayopavesa in the dictionary

  1. praying to the porcelain goddess
  2. praying wheel
  3. praying wheels
  4. prayingly
  5. prayings
  6. prayopavesa
  7. prayopavesas
  8. prays
  9. prays away the gay
  10. prays the gay away
  11. prays to the porcelain god

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