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pudgala

pudgala noun: matter (that the world is made of).

Noun

pudgala (uncountable)

  1. (Jainism) matter (that the world is made of)
  2. person, individual (constancy across reincarnations)

Origin of pudgala

From Sanskrit पुद्गल (pudgala, “body, soul”).

Questions about pudgala

What does pudgala mean?
Pudgala means matter (that the world is made of).
What part of speech is pudgala?
Pudgala is a noun.

Words near pudgala in the dictionary

  1. pudendum virile
  2. pudent
  3. Puderbaugh
  4. pudeur
  5. pudeurs
  6. pudgala
  7. pudge
  8. pudges
  9. pudgier
  10. pudgiest
  11. pudgily

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